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Under what condition is the force acting on a charge moving through a uniform magnetic field minimum?

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When a charge passes through a magnetic field, it experiences a force called Lorentz Force
=qVBsinθ
For force to be minimum,
θ=0° or 180° thus
F=0 and it is along B

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