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Posted by Lia on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:13am.

A horizontal wire carries a large current. A second wire carrying a current in the same direction is suspended below it.Can the current in the upper wire hold the lower wire in suspension against gravity?

physics - bobpursley, Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:35am
http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester2/c14_forcewires.html
physics - Lia, Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:58am
Thanks. Therefore, I think the answer is "yes". Am I right? Anyway, another question is that, under what condition will the lower wire be in equilibrium?

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