Two long, parallel wires are separated by a distance of 2.5 cm. The force per unit length that each wire exerts on the other is 40 µN/m, and the wires repel each other. The current in one wire is 0.6 A. A) What is the current in the second wire? B) Are the two currents in the same direction or in the opposite direction?

Two long, parallel wires are separated by a distance of 2.5 cm. The force per unit length that each wire exerts on the other is 40 µN/m, and the wires repel each other. The current in one wire is 0.6 A. A) What is the current in the second wire? B) Are the two currents in the same direction or in the opposite direction?

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Chapter12: Sources Of Magnetic Fields

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