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What is the direction of the force acting on a charged particle q, moving with a velocity `vec(v)` a uniform magnetic field `vec(B)` ?

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`:' vec(F)=q(vec(v)xxvec(B))`. Magnetic force is always normal to `vec(B)`.
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