A swarm of bees flew through a field of static electricity and each became charged to a magnitude of +35 µC. They fly alongside an electrical transmission line carrying a steady electrical current of 125 Amp at a speed of 1 m/s.
A) If they fly in a line all in the same direction as the current, will they be attracted to the wire or repelled by it?
B) If they are flying parallel to the wire separated from it by a distance of 50 centimeter, find the magnitude of the magnetic field that they feel?
C) Are they flying parallel or perpendicular to the magnetic field?
D) Using your answers above, obtain the magnitude of the magnetic force that they feel?