Figure 1 shows two wires each carrying a current. Wire 1 also shows how the right hand rule is used to identify the direction of the magnetic field generated by a current carrying conductor. With the aid of a diagram, explain how wire 2 is affected by the magnetic field of wire 1, and how wire 1 is affected by the magnetic field of wire 2 for (i) the current situation shown, and (ii) in the case when the current in wire 2 is flowing in the opposite direction. Current Wire wire 2 Figure 1: wire 1 Magnetic field

Figure 1 shows two wires each carrying a current. Wire 1 also shows how the right hand rule is used to identify the direction of the magnetic field generated by a current carrying conductor. With the aid of a diagram, explain how wire 2 is affected by the magnetic field of wire 1, and how wire 1 is affected by the magnetic field of wire 2 for (i) the current situation shown, and (ii) in the case when the current in wire 2 is flowing in the opposite direction. Current Wire wire 2 Figure 1: wire 1 Magnetic field