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Lorentz force Moderate

Lorentz force has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field

"the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets"

2

the force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field

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