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Two straight wires are in parallel and carry electrical currents in opposite directions with the same magnitude of 2.0A. The distance betwee
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Two straight wires are in parallel and carry electrical currents in opposite directions with the same magnitude of 2.0A. The distance between the two wires 5.0 m m. If one of the wires is infinitely long and the other the wire is 0.3 m long, what is the magnitude of the force between the two wires?
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Answer:
Explanation:
Two straight wires
Have current in opposite direction
i1=i2=i=2Amps
Distance between two wires
r=5mm=0.005m
Length of one wire is ∞
Length of second wire is 0.3m
Force between the wire,
The force between two parallel currents I1 and I2, separated by a distance r, has a magnitude per unit length given by
F/l = μoi1i2/2πr
F/l=μoi²/2πr
μo=4π×10^-7 H/m
The force is attractive if the currents are in the same direction, repulsive if they are in opposite directions.
F/l = μoi1i2/2πr
F/0.3=4π×10^-7×2²/2π•0.005
F/0.3=1.6×10^-4
Cross multiply
F=1.6×10^-4×0.3
F=4.8×10^-5N