Two long, straight, parallel wires carry equal currents of in the same direction.…

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Problem

Two long, straight, parallel wires carry equal currents of

10\,\text{A}

in the same direction. What should be the separation between the wires so that the magnitude of the attractive force per unit length equals

4.0\times10^{-5}\,\text{N\,m}^{-1}

? (a)

0.25\,\text{m}

(b)

0.50\,\text{m}

(c)

1.0\,\text{m}

(d)

0.050\,\text{m}