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Relate to the two long parallel wires shown. Initially the wires are a distance d apart and each has a current i directed into the page. The force per unit length on each wire has magnitude Fo 

The direction of the force on the right-hand wire due to the current in the left-hand wire is

(A) to the right 

(B) to the left

(C) upward in the plane of the page

(D) downward in the plane of the page 

(E) into the page

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The correct option is: (B) to the left

Explanation:

Wires with current flowing in the same direction attract.

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