6.11 understand that there is a force on a charged particle when it moves in a magnetic field as long as its motion is not parallel to the field

6.11 understand that there is a force on a charged particle when it moves in a magnetic field as long as its motion is not parallel to the field

A charged particle moving through a magnetic field experiences a force, as long its motion is not parallel to the field. If we pass a current through a piece of wire held at right angles to the magnetic field of a magnet, the wire will move.