Two current-carrying conductors are parallel to one another. The first wire has a current of 36 A flowing in the southern direction while the other wire has a 60-A current flowing in northern direction. The conductors are 0.009 m apart. What kind of force exists between the two wires?   A. Attractive B. Repulsive C. Either attractive or repulsive D. Neither attractive nor repulsive   E: Other: __________

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Two current-carrying conductors are parallel to one another. The first wire has a current of 36 A flowing in the southern direction while the other wire has a 60-A current flowing in northern direction. The conductors are 0.009 m apart. What kind of force exists between the two wires?
 
A. Attractive
B. Repulsive
C. Either attractive or repulsive
D. Neither attractive nor repulsive
 
E: Other: __________
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