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Lorentz Force Law

E.4.1 Lorentz Force

This demonstration is an excellent illustration of tne vector cross product. A beam of electrons is outlined on a fluorescent card in the tube. A magnet brought near the beam neither attracts it or repels it, but bends it "sideways" according to the F = qv x B law.

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