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Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires (Conceptual Question)...Is answer correct?
Two straight wires are parallel to each other and carry different currents in the same direction. Do they attract or repel each other? How do the magnitudes of these forces on each wire compare?
The formula used to calculate these attractive or repulsive forces is:
F = BIL
F12 = (μ0I1/2πr)I2L2
F12 = (μ0/2πr) I1I2L2
F12 = (4π X 10-7/2πr) I1I2L2
F12 = (2 X 10-7/r) I1I2L2
F12 represents the force on wire 2 caused by its presence in the magnetic field of wire 1
I1 is the current flowing in wire 1
I2 is the current flowing in wire 2
L2 is the length of the current segment of wire 2 in the field of wire 1
r is the distance between the wires
F21 represents the force on wire 1 caused by its presence in the magnetic field of wire 2
F21 = (μ0I2/2πr)I1L1
F21 = (μ0/2πr) I1I2L1
F21 = (4π X 10-7/2πr) I1I2L1
F21 = (2 X 10-7/r) I1I2L1
3. Answer
If two current carrying wires are parallel to each other, their respective magnetic fields either attract or repel each other.
If two parallel wires have currents traveling in the same direction, the magnetic fields generated by those currents between the wires will both point in opposite directions resulting in the wires attracting each other.
If two parallel wires have currents traveling in opposite directions, the magnetic fields generated by those currents between the wires will both point in the same direction, in this case, into the plane of the page. These wires would repel each other.
Two straight wires are parallel to each other and carry different currents in the same direction. Do they attract or repel each other? How do the magnitudes of these forces on each wire compare?
The formula used to calculate these attractive or repulsive forces is:
F = BIL
F12 = (μ0I1/2πr)I2L2
F12 = (μ0/2πr) I1I2L2
F12 = (4π X 10-7/2πr) I1I2L2
F12 = (2 X 10-7/r) I1I2L2
F12 represents the force on wire 2 caused by its presence in the magnetic field of wire 1
I1 is the current flowing in wire 1
I2 is the current flowing in wire 2
L2 is the length of the current segment of wire 2 in the field of wire 1
r is the distance between the wires
F21 represents the force on wire 1 caused by its presence in the magnetic field of wire 2
F21 = (μ0I2/2πr)I1L1
F21 = (μ0/2πr) I1I2L1
F21 = (4π X 10-7/2πr) I1I2L1
F21 = (2 X 10-7/r) I1I2L1
3. Answer
If two current carrying wires are parallel to each other, their respective magnetic fields either attract or repel each other.
If two parallel wires have currents traveling in the same direction, the magnetic fields generated by those currents between the wires will both point in opposite directions resulting in the wires attracting each other.
If two parallel wires have currents traveling in opposite directions, the magnetic fields generated by those currents between the wires will both point in the same direction, in this case, into the plane of the page. These wires would repel each other.