Two long straight parallel conductors separated by a distance of 0.5m carry currents of 5A and 8A in the same direction. The force per unit length experienced by each other is [Kerala (Med.) 2002]

• A.            \[1.6\times {{10}^{-5}}N\] (attractive)                          
• B.            \[1.6\times {{10}^{-5}}N\] (repulsive)
• C.            \[16\times {{10}^{-5}}N\] (attractive)                           
• D.            \[16\times {{10}^{-5}}N\] (repulsive)