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The horizontal component of earth's magnetic field at a place is 3.5×10-5 T. A very long straight conductor carrying current of 2 A in the direction from South east to North West is placed. The force per unit length experienced by the conductor is ________×10-6 N m-1.
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The correct answer is: 35

Horizontal component of magnetic field, BH=3.5×10-5 T

Force acting on wire, F=ilBsinθ, where i=2 A

Therefore, Fl=iBsinθ=2×3.5×10-5×12

=35×10-6 N m-1

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