Force on a Wire: The direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field is
A. perpendicular only to the current.
B. perpendicular only to the magnetic field.
C. perpendicular to both the current and the magnetic field.
D. in the direction opposite to the current.
E. in same direction as the current.
Answer: C
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