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Apply: force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field

Problem

An electric current (I) flows through a conductor, which is perpendicular to an external magnetic field (B). As a result, the conductor experiences a force.
Complete the statement.
If the direction of current reverses, but the amount of current does not change, then the force experienced by the conductor ______.
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