An ion of charge +q moves at along the +x-axis through a uniform magnetic field of…

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Problem

An ion of charge +q moves at

5.0\times10^{5}\,\text{m/s}

along the +x-axis through a uniform magnetic field of magnitude

0.20\,\text{T}

directed along the +y-axis. Determine the direction of the magnetic force acting on the ion.