Find out the angle(in degrees) at which an electron moving through a magnetic field experiences the maximum force.

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$\to F = q \to v \times \to r$
$\to F$ is max when
$\to v \times \to r$ is max ie the velocity is perpendicular to the field

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Find out the angle(in degrees) at which an electron moving through a magnetic field experiences the maximum force.

→F=q→v×→r→F is max when →v×→r is max ie the velocity is perpendicular to the field

$\to F = q \to v \times \to r$
$\to F$ is max when
$\to v \times \to r$ is max ie the velocity is perpendicular to the field