(A) : A loosely wound helix made of stiff wire is suspended vertically with the lower end just touching a dish of mercury. When a current is passed through the wire, the helical wire, the helical wire executes oscillatory motion with the lower end jumping out of and into the mercury.
(R) : Like current carrying wires attract each other.

Options

A. Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the correct explanation of 'A'.
B. Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is not the correct explanation of 'A'
C. 'A' is true and 'R' is false
D. 'A' is false and 'R' is false

Answer

C