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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Magnetism
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20-3: Force on Electric Current in Magnetic Field
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20-8: Ampère's Law
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Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 8
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Suppose a straight 1.00-mm-diameter copper wire could just “float” horizontally in air because of the force due to the Earth’s magnetic field B⃗\vec{B}, which is horizontal, perpendicular to the wire, and of magnitude 5.0×10−5 T5.0 \times 10^{-5} \textrm{ T}. What current would the wire carry? Does the answer seem feasible? Explain briefly.

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1400 A.1400 \textrm{ A.} This is not realistic since thicker house wiring carries a maximum of 15 Amps safely. This wire would overheat and melt.
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