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JEE Main 2004Magnetic Effects of Current Question with Solution

JEE Main 2004

Question

Two long conductors, separated by a distance carry current and in the same direction. They exert a force on each other. Now the current in one of them increased to two times and its direction reversed. The distance is also increased to . The new value of the force between them is

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Step-by-step explanation

Force between two long conductor carrying current According to question From equation (i) and (ii), .

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