Units

Fmagnetic = q v B sin(qvB)

This law effectively defines the magnetic field, B (just like Felectric=qE defined E).

The MKS units of B are:

Tesla = Nt-sec / Coul-m .

This unit turns out to be a very large one. We have a smaller unit:

10,000 Gauss = 1 Tesla .

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