A straight wire of mass 
and length 
carries a current of 
. It is suspended in mid-air by a uniform horizontal magnetic field 
. The magnitude of 
(in tesla) is (assume 
)
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D
Magnetic force on a straight wire,
.
Weight of a straight wire, 
Since 
or, 
tesla.
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