Right Hand Rule for Magnetic Force on a Particle

The formula for the Lorentz force is rather complicated – it is probably the trickiest formula you will encounter in this course due to the strange directionality of the magnetic force. Watch this video, which demonstrates that the force on a moving particle is never in the direction of the magnetic field!

Source: Jennifer Cash, https://youtu.be/QdvbHzk9gjo
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