If the conductor is placed between the north pole of one permanent magnet and the south pole of another permanent magnet, and it lies perpendicular to the magnetic field between the two permanent magnets, the Lorentz force on the conductor will be directed perpendicular to both the current-carrying conductor and the magnetic field. The magnetic field from the current-carrying conductor will exert an equal and opposite force on the permanent magnets, but usually the magnets are constrained to be stationary.