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Define an ampere in terms of the force between current carrying conductors.

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One Ampere : It is that current which when flows through each of the tw infinite long parallel conductors separated by a distance of one metre from one another in vacuum, produces between them a force of `2 xx 10^(-7)` newton per metre of their length.
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