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Two long, straight, parallel wires are separated by 0.50 m and lie in the X-Y plane. Wire “A” has a current of 1.4 A traveling in the -Y direction and wire “B” has a current of 6.3 A flowing in the +Y direction. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field at the midpoint between the two wires?
A. 4.5 µT
B. 2.5 µT
C. 1.2 µT
D. 3.9 µT
E. 0.98 µT
Magnetic field due to a straight current carrying wire is
The current in wire A is in -Y direction and current in B is +Y direction.
At the midpoint between the two wires, the magnetic field due to wire A is ( out of the page)
Magnetic field due to wire B is ( out of the page)
Net magnetic field at the midpoint is
Magnitude of magnetic field is
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If the current in wire A is in +Y direction and current in B is +Y direction.
At the midpoint between the two wires, the magnetic field due to wire A is ( into the page)
Magnetic field due to wire B is ( out of the page)
Net magnetic field at the midpoint is
Magnitude of magnetic field at the midpoint is
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