Two Identical Coils of Wire Are Placed on a Single

question 4

Multiple Choice

Two identical coils of wire are placed on a single horizontal wooden broom handle. The coils are separated by a few centimeters. We now run identical currents in the same direction through each coil. The coils experience

• A) no forces because the currents are identical.
• B) a repulsive magnetic force.
• C) an attractive magnetic force.
• D) an attractive electrostatic force because one coil is negatively charged and the other positively charged.
• E) a repulsive electrostatic force because both coils are identically charged.

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