A square loop of wire has a current going around it. The magnetic field from the current on each side of the loop results in a magnetic force on the wire on the opposite side. Each resulting magnetic force on the opposite side wire

a. pushes inward on the loop.
b. is actually zero since a current cannot push on itself.
c. depends on whether the current is clockwise of counterclockwise.
d. pushes outward on the loop.


d

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