Force between Parallel Currents — Prelims Questions
Two long and parallel straight wires A and B carrying currents of and respectively in the same direction are separated by a distance of . What is the force per unit length experienced by wire B due to wire A?
Two parallel wires, P and Q, are separated by a distance . Wire P carries a current into the page, and wire Q carries a current out of the page. What is the nature of the force between them?
Three long, straight, parallel wires A, B, and C are placed in the same plane. Wire B is between A and C. The distance between A and B is , and between B and C is . Wires A and C carry current in the same direction, while wire B carries current in the opposite direction. What is the net force per unit length on wire B?
Two long parallel wires carrying currents and are separated by a distance . If the current is doubled and the distance is halved, what happens to the force per unit length between them?
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the force between two long parallel current-carrying wires?
Two long parallel wires are separated by . If they carry currents of and respectively in opposite directions, what is the force per unit length between them?