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Two wires A & B are carrying currents I_1 and I_2 as shown in the figure. The separation between them is d . A third wire C carrying a current I is…

JEE Main 2019 — Physics Electromagnetism

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Two wires AAA & BBB are carrying currents I1{I}_{1}I1​ and I2{I}_{2}I2​ as shown in the figure. The separation between them is ddd . A third wire CCC carrying a current III is to be kept parallel to them at a distance xxx from AAA such that the net force acting on it is zero. The possible values of xxx are:

JEE Main 2019 Physics, Magnetic Effects of Current — question figure

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Held on 10 Apr 2019 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    x=±I1d(I1−I2)x=\pm \frac{{I}_{1}d}{({I}_{1}-{I}_{2})}x=±(I1​−I2​)I1​d​

  2. B

    x=(I1I1+I2)dx=(\frac{{I}_{1}}{{I}_{1}+{I}_{2}})dx=(I1​+I2​I1​​)d and x=I2(I1−I2)dx=\frac{{I}_{2}}{({I}_{1}-{I}_{2})}dx=(I1​−I2​)I2​​d

  3. C

    x=(I2I1+I2)dx=(\frac{{I}_{2}}{{I}_{1}+{I}_{2}})dx=(I1​+I2​I2​​)d and x=(I2I1−I2)dx=(\frac{{I}_{2}}{{I}_{1}-{I}_{2}})dx=(I1​−I2​I2​​)d

  4. D

    x=(I1I1−I2)dx=(\frac{{I}_{1}}{{I}_{1}-{I}_{2}})dx=(I1​−I2​I1​​)d and x=I2(I1+I2)dx=\frac{{I}_{2}}{({I}_{1}+{I}_{2})}dx=(I1​+I2​)I2​​d

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