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A Geophysicist Measures the Magnetic Force Exerted on a Proton B\vec { B }

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A geophysicist measures the magnetic force exerted on a proton that is moving vertically downward at a point 1.996 km/s at Earth's equator.At that location,Earth's B\vec { B } field is horizontal and has a magnitude of 0.40 × 10-4 T.What are the magnitude and direction of the force she will measure? (e = 1.60 × 10-19C)

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1.3 × 10-20 N...

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