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For given electric and [[../NeutrinoRestMass/|magnetic fields]], the force on a [[../Particle/|particle]] with [[../Charge/|charge]] <math>q</math> is determined by multiplying the charge by the [[../ElectricField/|Electric Field]] plus the [[../VectorProduct/|cross product]] of the particle's [[../Velocity/|velocity]] with the magnetic field. This relationship is known as the Lorentz force law

<math> \mathbf{F} = q \left ( \mathbf{E} + \mathbf{v} \times \mathbf{B} \right ) </math>

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