A charged particle (mass = M, charge = Q > 0) moves in a region of space where the magnetic field has a constant magnitude of B and a downward direction. What is the magnetic force on the particle at an instant when it is moving horizontally toward the north with a speed V?

a. QVB toward the east
b. Zero
c. QVB toward the west
d. QVB upward
e. QVB toward the south


c

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