Classify the following statement as a characteristic

(a) of electric forces only,
(b) of magnetic forces only,
(c) of both electric and magnetic forces, or
(d) of neither electric nor magnetic forces.
The magnitude of the force depends on the charged object’s direction of motion.


1.electric forces
2.magnetic forces
3.both electric and magnetic forces
4.neither electric nor magnetic forces


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