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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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