A 5.0 m portion of wire carries a current of 8.0 A from east to west. It experiences a magnetic field of 6.0 × 10^–4 T running from south to north. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force on the wire?

So where do I start?

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A 5.0 m portion of wire carries a current of 8.0 A from east to west. It experiences a magnetic field of 6.0 × 10^–4 T running from south to north. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force on the wire? 

So where do I start?

anonymous · Answer

Ok i'm not sure if i did this right since i'm i'm looking through different formulas and i don't know which one is right or if i need to do something to get things to make a formula right but i got either 0.004 or 0

anonymous · Answer

The current, or flow of electrons, is perpendicular to the magnetic field. The individual electrons that make up the wire will be experiencing a pull east from the 8.0[A] current {dq/dt}. 
Additionally, They will feel a second force pulling them straight down or south; this force is the magnetic force due to the magnetic field of 6.0e-4[T].

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Thats like half of it I think...

anonymous · Answer

ok I got it the answer is 0.024 all you have to do is multiple every thing in the problem