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Two parallel very long straight wires carrying current of 5 A each are kept at a separation of 1 m. If the currents are in the same direction, the force per unit length between them is ________ N/m. `(mu_(0) = 4pi xx 10^(-7)` SI).

A

`5 xx 10^(-5)`, attractive

B

`5 xx 10^(-6)`, attractive

C

`5 xx 10^(-5)`, repulsive

D

`5 xx 10^(-6)` , repulsive

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