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Since μ 0 size 12{μ rSub { size 8{0} } } {} is exactly 4π × 10 − 7 T ⋅ m/A by definition, and because 1 T = 1 N/ A ⋅ m size 12{1" T"=" 1N/" left (A cdot m right )} {} , the force per meter is exactly 2 × 10 − 7 N/m size 12{2 times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 7} } `"N/m"} {} . This is the basis of the operational definition of the ampere.

The ampere

The official definition of the ampere is:

One ampere of current through each of two parallel conductors of infinite length, separated by one meter in empty space free of other magnetic fields, causes a force of exactly 2 × 10 − 7 N/m size 12{2 times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 7} } " N/m"} {} on each conductor.

Infinite-length straight wires are impractical and so, in practice, a current balance is constructed with coils of wire separated by a few centimeters. Force is measured to determine current. This also provides us with a method for measuring the coulomb. We measure the charge that flows for a current of one ampere in one second. That is, 1 C = 1 A ⋅ s size 12{1`C=1`A cdot s} {} . For both the ampere and the coulomb, the method of measuring force between conductors is the most accurate in practice.

Section summary

  • The force between two parallel currents I 1 size 12{I rSub { size 8{1} } } {} and I 2 size 12{I rSub { size 8{2} } } {} , separated by a distance r size 12{r} {} , has a magnitude per unit length given by
    F l = μ 0 I 1 I 2 2 πr . size 12{ { {F} over {l} } = { {μ rSub { size 8{0} } I rSub { size 8{1} } I rSub { size 8{2} } } over {2πr} } } {}
  • The force is attractive if the currents are in the same direction, repulsive if they are in opposite directions.

Conceptual questions

Is the force attractive or repulsive between the hot and neutral lines hung from power poles? Why?

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If you have three parallel wires in the same plane, as in [link] , with currents in the outer two running in opposite directions, is it possible for the middle wire to be repelled by both? Attracted by both? Explain.

Diagram showing three wires parallel to each other and in the same plane. The currents in wire 1 on the left side of the diagram and wire 3 on the right side of the diagram run opposite each other: I 1 runs form the top right to the lower left; I 3 runs from the lower left to the top right. Wire 2 is between the two, slightly closer to wire 3 than to wire 1.
Three parallel coplanar wires with currents in the outer two in opposite directions.
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Suppose two long straight wires run perpendicular to one another without touching. Does one exert a net force on the other? If so, what is its direction? Does one exert a net torque on the other? If so, what is its direction? Justify your responses by using the right hand rules.

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Use the right hand rules to show that the force between the two loops in [link] is attractive if the currents are in the same direction and repulsive if they are in opposite directions. Is this consistent with like poles of the loops repelling and unlike poles of the loops attracting? Draw sketches to justify your answers.

Diagram showing two current-carrying loops. The planes of the loops are parallel and horizontal, one above the other. In both loops, the current runs counterclockwise.
Two loops of wire carrying currents can exert forces and torques on one another.
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If one of the loops in [link] is tilted slightly relative to the other and their currents are in the same direction, what are the directions of the torques they exert on each other? Does this imply that the poles of the bar magnet-like fields they create will line up with each other if the loops are allowed to rotate?

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Electric field lines can be shielded by the Faraday cage effect. Can we have magnetic shielding? Can we have gravitational shielding?

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Problems&Exercises

(a) The hot and neutral wires supplying DC power to a light-rail commuter train carry 800 A and are separated by 75.0 cm. What is the magnitude and direction of the force between 50.0 m of these wires? (b) Discuss the practical consequences of this force, if any.

(a) 8.53 N, repulsive

(b) This forceis repulsiveand thereforethere isnever arisk thatthe twowires willtouch andshort circuit.

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The force per meter between the two wires of a jumper cable being used to start a stalled car is 0.225 N/m. (a) What is the current in the wires, given they are separated by 2.00 cm? (b) Is the force attractive or repulsive?

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A 2.50-m segment of wire supplying current to the motor of a submerged submarine carries 1000 A and feels a 4.00-N repulsive force from a parallel wire 5.00 cm away. What is the direction and magnitude of the current in the other wire?

400 A in the opposite direction

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The wire carrying 400 A to the motor of a commuter train feels an attractive force of 4 . 00 × 10 − 3 N/m size 12{4 "." "00" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 3} } `"N/m"} {} due to a parallel wire carrying 5.00 A to a headlight. (a) How far apart are the wires? (b) Are the currents in the same direction?

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An AC appliance cord has its hot and neutral wires separated by 3.00 mm and carries a 5.00-A current. (a) What is the average force per meter between the wires in the cord? (b) What is the maximum force per meter between the wires? (c) Are the forces attractive or repulsive? (d) Do appliance cords need any special design features to compensate for these forces?

(a) 1 . 67 × 10 − 3 N/m size 12{1 "." "67" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 3} } `"N/m"} {}

(b) 3 . 33 × 10 − 3 N/m size 12{3 "." "33" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 3} } " N/m"} {}

(c) Repulsive

(d) No, these are very small forces

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[link] shows a long straight wire near a rectangular current loop. What is the direction and magnitude of the total force on the loop?

Diagram showing two current-carrying wires. Wire 1 is at the top and runs left to right with the current I 1 of fifteen amps also running left to right. Wire 2 makes a square circuit ten point zero centimeters in the vertical dimension and thirty point zero centimeters in the horizontal dimension. The top side of Wire 2 is seven point five zero centimeters below wire 1. The current in wire 2 is thirty point zero amps and runs counterclockwise: left to right along the bottom, up the right side, right to left along the top, and down the left side.
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Find the direction and magnitude of the force that each wire experiences in [link] (a) by, using vector addition.

Figure a shows the cross sections of three wires that are parallel to each other and arranged in an equilateral triangle. The bottom left wire has current of ten point zero amps into the page. The bottom right wire has a current of twenty point zero amps also into the page. The wire at the top of the triangle has current five point zero amps out of the page. The triangle that the wires make with each other is ten point zero centimeters on each side. Figure b shows four parallel wires arranged in a square that is twenty point zero centimeters on a side. The top two wires have current of ten point zero amps out of the page. The bottom two wires have current of five point zero amps into the page.

(a) Top wire: 2 . 65 × 10 − 4 N/m s, 10 . 9º size 12{"10" "." 9°} {} to left of up

(b) Lower left wire: 3 . 61 × 10 − 4 N/m size 12{3 "." "61" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 4} } `"N/m"} {} , 13 . 9º size 12{"13" "." 9°} {} down from right

(c) Lower right wire: 3 . 46 × 10 − 4 N/m size 12{3 "." "46" times "10" rSup { size 8{ - 4} } `"N/m"} {} , 30 . 0º size 12{"30" "." 0°} {} down from left

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Find the direction and magnitude of the force that each wire experiences in [link] (b), using vector addition.

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