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Force between two parallel current-carrying wires

This type of question, asked 6 times: 26 Jun 2022, 28 Jun 2022, 29 Jul 2022, 24 Jan 2023, 30 Jan 2023, 28 Jan 2026 S1. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    26 Jun 2022

    117
    Two 10 cm10\text{ }cm long, straight wires, each carrying a current of 5 A5\text{ }A are kept parallel to each other. If each wire experienced a force of 10−5 N10^{- 5}\text{ }N, then separation between the wires is ____\_\_\_\_ cmcm.
  2. Question 2

    28 Jun 2022

    103
    Two parallel, long wires are kept 0.20 m0.20\text{ }m apart in vacuum, each carrying current of xAxA in the same direction. If the force of attraction per meter of each wire is 2×10−6 N2 \times10^{- 6}\text{ }N, then the value of xx is approximately:

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  3. Question 3

    29 Jul 2022

    96
    A wire XX of length 50 cm50\text{ }cm carrying a current of 2 A2\text{ }A is placed parallel to a long wire YY. The wire YY carries a current of 3 A3\text{ }A. The distance between two wires is 5 cm5\text{ }cm and currents flow in the same direction. The force acting on the wire YY is:

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  4. Question 4

    24 Jan 2023

    3
    Two long straight wires PP and QQ carrying equal current 10 A10\text{ }A each were kept parallel to each other at 5 cm5\text{ }cm distance. Magnitude of magnetic force experienced by 10 cm10\text{ }cm length of wire PP is F1F_{1} - If distance between wires is halved and currents on them are doubled, force F2F_{2} on 10 cm10\text{ }cm length of wire PP will be:

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  5. Question 5

    30 Jan 2023

    91
    A current carrying rectangular loop PQRSPQRS is made of uniform wire. The length PR=QS=5 cmPR = QS = 5\text{ }cm and PQ=RS=100 cmPQ = RS = 100\text{ }cm. If ammeter current reading changes from II to 2I2I, the ratio of magnetic forces per unit length on the wire PQPQ due to wire RSRS in the two cases respectively (fPQI:fPQ2I)\left( f_{PQ}^{I}:f_{PQ}^{2I} \right) is:

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  6. Question 6

    28 Jan 2026 S1

    9
    Three long straight wires carrying current are arranged mutually parallel as shown in the figure. The force experienced by 15 cm length of wire QQ is ____\_\_\_\_ . ( μ0=4π×10−7 T.m/A\mu_{0}= 4\pi\times10^{- 7}\text{ }T.m/A )

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