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Force on Electric Charge Moving in a Magnetic Field - Sometimes referred to as Lorentz's law

F = qvBsinq

      F = force on an electric charge

      q = charge of the particle

      v = velocity of the particle

      B = strength of the magnetic field

      q = angle between velocity and the magnetic field lines

Fmax = qvB   and this occurs, as before when q = 90 degrees

REFER TO EQUATION IN HANDOUT