Two long parallel wires are placed apart

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Problem

Two long parallel wires are placed

5\,\text{cm}

apart. Each carries a current of

15\,\text{A}

. If the currents are in opposite directions, the force between the two wires is (a) Attractive (b) Cannot be determined from the given data (c) Repulsive (d) Zero

Related theory

Magnetic Forces
Biot-Savart law
Force between two parallel currents
Moving Charges and Magnetism

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