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When a current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field, a force exists on the wire, perpendicular to both the field and the wire. Is this true or false?

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When a current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field, a force exists on the wire. This force is known as the magnetic force.

The expression for the magnetic force is given as


F=I(l* B)

Here I is the current

*Here B is the magnetic field

*Here l is the length of the wire

The magnetic force is both perpendicular to the field and the wire. Hence, the given statement is a true statement.

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