Two long straight parallel conductors separated by a distance of $0.5\,m$ carry currents of $5\,A$ and $8\,A$ in the same direction. The force per unit length experienced by each other is
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(a) $F = {10^{ - 7}}\frac{{2{i_1}{i_2}}}{a} = {10^{ - 7}} \times \frac{{2 \times 5 \times 8}}{{0.5}}$$ = 1.6 \times {10^{ - 5}}$(Attractive)
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