State the condition for a charged particle to experience a force in a magnetic field.
State an expression for the magnetic force acting on a charged particle in a magnetic field of flux density
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A sample of a conductor with rectangular faces is situated in a magnetic field, as shown in the figure below.
The magnetic field is normal to face ABCD in the downward direction. Electrons enter face CDHG at right-angles to the face. As the electrons pass through the conductor, they experience a force due to the magnetic field.
On the figure above, shade the face to which the electrons tend to move as a result of this force.
The movement of the electrons in the magnetic field causes a potential difference between two faces of the conductor. Using the lettering from the figure above, state the faces between which this potential difference will occur