Answer: A horizontal current-carrying wire, free to move

Chapter , Problem 5

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A horizontal current-carrying wire, free to move in Earthsgravitational field, is suspended directly above a second,parallel, current-carrying wire, (a) In what direction is thecurrent in the lower wire? (b) Can the upper wire be held instable equilibrium due to the magnetic force of the lowerwire? Explain.

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