Two thin long parallel wires separated by a distance b are carrying a current i amp each. The magnitude of the force per unit length exerted by one wire on the other is

1. μ0i2b2                                 

2. μ0i22πb 

3. μ0i2πb                                  

4. μ0i2πb2 

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Wires 1 and 2 carrying currents i1 and i2 respectively are inclined at an angle θ to each other. What is the force on a small element dl of wire 2 at a distance of r from wire 1 (as shown in figure) due to the magnetic field of wire 1

                                       

1. μ02πri1i2dltanθ                              2. μ02πri1i2dlsinθ

3. μ02πri1i2dlcosθ                              4. μ04πri1i2dlsinθ

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Three long, straight and parallel wires carrying currents are arranged as shown in the figure. The wire C which carries a current of 5.0 amp is so placed that it experiences no force. The distance of wire C from wire D is then 

                               

1. 9 cm                                         

2. 7 cm 

3. 5 cm                                          

4. 3 cm

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A long wire A carries a current of 10 amp. Another long wire B, which is parallel to A and separated by 0.1m from A, carries a current of 5 amp, in the opposite direction to that in A. what is the magnitude and nature of the force experienced per unit length of B (μ0=4π×10-7weber/amp-m)

1. repulsive force of 10-4N/m

2. attractive force of 10-4N/m

3. repulsive force of 2π×10-5N/m

4. attractive force of 2π×10-5N/m

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\(A,B, ~\text{and}~C\) are parallel conductors of equal length carrying currents \(I, I,~\text{and}~2I\) respectively. The distance between \(A\) and \(B\) is \(x\). The distance between \(B~\text{and}~C\) is also \(x\)\(F_1\) is the force exerted by \(B\) on \(A\) and \(F_2\) is the force exerted by \(C\) on \(A\) choose the correct answer:

                       
1. \(F_1 = 2F_2\)
2. \(F_2 = 2F_1\)
3. \(F_1 = F_2\)
4. \(F_1 = -F_2\)

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There long straight wires A, B and C are carrying current as shown figure. Then the resultant force on B is directed 

                            

1. Towards A
2. Towards C
3. Perpendicular to the plane of paper and outward
4. Perpendicular to the plane of paper and inward
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Three long, straight parallel wires carrying current, are arranged as shown in figure. The force experienced by a 25 cm length of wire C is

 

1. 10-3N

2. 2.5×10-3N

3. Zero

4. 1.5×10-3N

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An arrangement of three parallel straight wires placed perpendicular to the plane of paper carrying the same current I along the same direction as shown in the figure. Magnitude of force per unit length on the middle wire B is given by:

1. μoi22πd

2. 2μ0i2πd

3. 2μoi2πd

4. μoi22πd

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A current-carrying closed loop in the form of a right-angle isosceles triangle ABC is placed in a uniform magnetic field acting along AB. If the magnetic force on the arm BC is F, the force on the arm AC is:

                         

1. -F                                               2. F

3. 2F                                             4. -2F

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A square loop, carrying a steady current I, is placed in a horizontal plane near a long straight conductor carrying a steady current I1 at a distance d from the conductor as shown in figure. The loop will experience 

                    

(1) a net repulsive force away from the conductor 

(2) a net torque acting upward perpendicular to the horizontal plane

(3) a net torque acting downward normal to the horizontal plane

(4) a net attractive force towards the conductor 

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