The force on a current-carrying wire is maximum when the wire is:

  1. outside the field
  2. perpendicular to the magnetic field
  3. at 30^circ to the field
  4. parallel to the field
Answer

B) perpendicular to the magnetic field

sin 90^circ = 1. SLO P-09-E-29 · Understanding

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