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Old 07-06-2013, 04:08 PM
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IIRC, the force on a charged particle in an electrostatic field depends upon the amount of charge and the strength of the field. In a magnetic field the force depends on the amount of charge, the magnetic field strength as well as the *velocity* of the charged particle.

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