Magnetic Effects Of Current Question 157

Question: Two free parallel wires carrying currents in opposite direction [CPMT 1977; MP PMT 1993; AFMC 2002; CPMT 2003]

Options:

A) Attract each other

B) Repel each other

C) Neither attract nor repel

D) Get rotated to be perpendicular to each other

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Two wires, if carries current in opposite direction, they repel each other.