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jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Two very long parallel wires are a distance d apart and carry equal currents in opposite directions. The locations where the net magnetic field due to these currents is equal to zero are

A) midway between the wires.
B) a distance d/2 to the left of the left wire and also a distance d/2 to the right of the right wire.
C) a distance d to the left of the left wire and also a distance d to the right of the right wire.
D) a distance d/ to the left of the left wire and also a distance d/ to the right of the right wire.
E) The net field is not zero anywhere.

Question 2

Two long parallel wires placed side-by-side on a horizontal table carry identical size currents in opposite directions.

The wire on your right carries current toward you, and the wire on your left carries current away from you. From your point of view, the magnetic field at the point exactly midway between the two wires
A) points upward.
B) points downward.
C) points toward you.
D) points away from you.
E) is zero.