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Two free parallel wires carrying currents in opposite directions

A

repel each other

B

attract each other

C

neither attract nor repel

D

may attract as well as repel under different values of currents.

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The correct Answer is:
A
Repulsion occurs between two free parallel wires when currents flow in opposite directions.
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