When a charged particle moving with velocity $\vec V$ is subjected to a magnetic field of induction $\vec B$ , the force on it is non-zero. This implies the
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$\overrightarrow {\text{F}}  = {\text{q}}(\overrightarrow {\text{v}}  \times \overrightarrow {\text{B}} ) = {\text{qvB}}\sin \theta \,\widehat {\text{n}}$

Therefore when $\theta=0^{\circ}$ or $\theta=180^{\circ}, \quad \mathrm{F}=0$

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