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Key Equations

Force on a charge in a magnetic field F→=qv→×B→
Magnitude of magnetic force F=qvBsinθ
Radius of a particle’s path in a magnetic field r=mvqB
Period of a particle’s motion in a magnetic field T=2πmqB
Force on a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field F→=Il→×B→
Magnetic dipole moment μ→=NIAn^
Torque on a current loop τ→=μ→×B→
Energy of a magnetic dipole U=−μ→·B→
Drift velocity in crossed electric and magnetic fields vd=EB
Hall potential V=IBlneA
Hall potential in terms of drift velocity V=Blvd
Charge-to-mass ratio in a mass spectrometer qm=EBB0R
Maximum speed of a particle in a cyclotron vmax=qBRm
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