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NEET UGPhysicsModerateRe-NEET 2026
Two infinitely long parallel conducting wires and carry currents and , respectively, in the same direction. The wire has uniform mass per unit length and lies on an insulated floor. The wire is kept fixed at a height above the floor. The minimum magnitude of so that the wire does not rise from the floor is:
[ is the acceleration due to gravity and is the permeability of free space.]

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Force per unit length on wire by wire
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Force per unit length on wire by wire
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