) Two parallel wires, one with a current io in the upward direction and the other without any current in it, will feel a repulsive force. b) The Hall Effect allows one to measure the sign of the charges carrying the current in a wire. c) A cyclotron has a very large charge at the center of the device in order to keep the ions moving in circular paths so that they can be accelerated by the magnetic field.

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8) For each of the following statements state if it is TRUE or FALSE. If it is FALSE say

why .

a) Two parallel wires, one with a current io in the upward direction and the other without any current in it, will feel a repulsive force.

b) The Hall Effect allows one to measure the sign of the charges carrying the current in a wire.

c) A cyclotron has a very large charge at the center of the device in order to keep the ions moving in circular paths so that they can be accelerated by the magnetic field.

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