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= Solution

The <Lorentz force law> is
$$
\boxed{\mathbf F=q(\mathbf E+\mathbf v\times\mathbf B).}
$$
Its rate of work is $dT/dt=\mathbf F\cdot\mathbf v=q\mathbf E\cdot\mathbf v$, because $\mathbf v\cdot(\mathbf v\times\mathbf B)=0$. Thus, with $\mathbf E=0$, the <kinetic energy> cannot increase: a static <magnetic field> changes the direction of motion but does no work.

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