Two coaxial solenoids of different radii carry current I in the same direction. Let be the magnetic force on the inner solenoid due to the outer one and be the magnetic force on the outer solenoid due to the inner one. Then :
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Official answer: D
The inner solenoid's field is confined inside it, so it exerts no force on the outer solenoid: .
Over the inner solenoid, the outer one's field is uniform and axial. Each element of the inner winding carries current round the axis, so points radially. With both currents in the same sense, : the force is radially outwards on every element. (These outward forces add to zero as a vector, but the question asks for their direction.)