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Force on a moving Charge in a Magnetic Field

Edexcel A-level PhysicsMagnetic FieldsLesson 6 of 8

Current is the flow of charge. The size of the current is the rate of flow of charge. A moving charged particle can be considered to be a current.

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centripetal force
The resultant force directed towards the centre of a circular path that keeps an object moving along that circle.

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