A charged particle moves with a constant speed through a region where a uniform magnetic field is present. If the magnetic field points straight upward, the magnetic force acting on this particle will be maximum when the particle moves ____ ?

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magnetic force will be maximum when the particle is crossing the field perpendicularly. so her it will be moving either from left to right or from right to left.$$F = Bqv Sin \theta $$
so for maximum force, F=Bqv and thats when the angle between magnetic field and particle is 90.