A 1.0-m wire segment carrying a current of 0.88 A oriented parallel to a uniform magnetic field of 0.62 T experiences a force of what magnitude?

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When a wire carrying current is oriented parallel to a magnetic field, the magnetic force experienced by the wire is zero because the angle between the current direction and the magnetic field is 0 degrees, and the force is calculated using F = I * L * B * sin(θ), where θ is the angle between the wire and the magnetic field. Here, sin(0) = 0, so the force is zero.

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