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Magnetic field due to a straight current carrying wire
Question

In fig. two long parallel wires carry equal currents

in opposite directions. Point O is situated midway between the wires and the X-Y plane contains the two wires and the positive Z-axis comes normally out of the plane of paper. The magnetic field B at O is non-zero along

Easy
Solution

Here, the currents are in opposite directions. The magnetic field adds at O. Thus the net magnetic field is along negative Z-axis

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