At the equator, near the surface of the Earth, the magnetic field is approximately 50.0 µT northward, and the electric field is about 100 N/C downward in fair weather. Find the gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces on an electron in this environment, assuming that the electron has an instantaneous velocity of 5.00 × 106 m/s directed to the east. gravitational force 9.010 X N directed downward v electric force N directed upward magnetic force -4 X N directed downward v

At the equator, near the surface of the Earth, the magnetic field is approximately 50.0 µT northward, and the electric field is about 100 N/C downward in fair weather. Find the gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces on an electron in this environment, assuming that the electron has an instantaneous velocity of 5.00 × 106 m/s directed to the east. gravitational force 9.010 X N directed downward v electric force N directed upward magnetic force -4 X N directed downward v

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