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Two long straight, current-carrying conductors , PQ and XY, are held a constant distance apart as shown in the figure. The conductors carry the magnitude of current in the same direction . A plan view form above the conductors is shown in the figure.
Use Newton's third law of motion to state the direction of the force on wire XY.

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