Two long straight wires, each carrying current of 5.0 A, are kept parallel to each other at a separation of 2.5 cm. The magnitude by 5.0 cm of a wire is

Options

A. They will move away from each other, parallel to their original positions
B. They will move toward each other parallel to their original position
C. They will rotate about the line of the shortest distance between them and tend to be parallel to each other
D. They will rotate about the line of the shortest distance between them and tend to be anti - parallel to each other

Answer

C