A current carrying conductor experiences force when placed in a magnetic field what happens to the force when A- the direction of current is reversed B- current is doubled

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$i f t h e c u r r e n t c a r r y i n g c o n d u c t o r (c u r r e n t p a s s e s t h r o u g h i t = I) i s p l a c e d i n a m a g n e t i c f i e l d (B) t h e n m a g n e t i c f o r c e a c t i n g o n t h e c o n d u r t o r = F = I (L \times B) = I L B \sin θ w h e r e L = l e n g t h o f t h e c o n d u c t o r θ = a n g l e b e t w e e n t h e c o n d u c t o r a n d m a g n e t i c f i e l d a . s o i f c u r r e n t' s d i e r e c t i o n i s r e v e r s e d . t h e n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f f o r c e w i l l b e r e v e r s e d . A n d t h e m a g n i t u d e o f f o r c e r e m a i n s a m e . b . i f t h e v a l u e o f c u r r e n t i s d o u b l e d . t h e n, t h e v a l u e o f F w i l l b e d o u b l e d, a s F i s p o p o r t i o n a l t o I$
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