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Magnetic force on moving charges

Problem

A region of uniform magnetic field makes a rectangular cross-section on the x-y plane. The field points in the z direction (into the screen).
A 0.50 μC point charge moves on the x-y plane with a speed of 6.0 ms. It experiences a force of magnitude 1.2 μN the instant it enters the magnetic field.
What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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