Two parallel wires carry currents in the same direction. If the currents in the wires are 1A and 4A and the wires are 5 m apart. Calculate the force between the 2 wires. Is it attractive or repulsive? Calculate the magnetic field midway between the wires.

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Answer:

[tex]1.6\times 10^{-7}[/tex] N

[tex]2.4\times 10^{-7}[/tex] N

Explanation:

[tex]i_{1}[/tex] = 1 A

[tex]i_{2}[/tex] = 4 A

[tex]r[/tex] = distance between the two wire = 5 m

[tex]F[/tex] = Force per unit length acting between the two wires

Force per unit length acting between the two wires is given as

[tex]F = \frac{\mu _{o}}{4\pi }\frac{2i_{1}i_{2}}{r}[/tex]

[tex]F = (10^{-7})\frac{2(1)(4)}{5}[/tex]

[tex]F = 1.6\times 10^{-7}[/tex] N

[tex]r'}[/tex] = distance of each wire from the midpoint = 2.5 m

Magnetic field midway between the two wires is given as

[tex]B = \frac{\mu _{o}}{4\pi } \left \left ( \frac{2i_{2}}{r'} \right - \frac{2i_{1}}{r'} \right \right ))[/tex]

[tex]B = (10^{-7}) \left \left ( \frac{2(4)}{2.5} \right - \frac{2(1)}{2.5} \right \right ))[/tex]

[tex]B = 2.4\times 10^{-7}[/tex]