A current-carrying, straight wire is kept along the axis of a circular loop carrying a current. The

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A current-carrying, straight wire is kept along the axis of a circular loop carrying a current. The straight wire

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The straight wire on the axis of a circular loop is parallel to the magnetic field, hence experiences zero force. By Newton's third law of motion the straight wire also will not exert any force on the circular loop.