A long straight wire carries I=2 A. A semicircular conducting rod moves on parallel rails as shown. Its ends are 1 cm and 4 cm from the wire and it moves at 3.0 m/s. R=1.4 Ω and C₀=5.0 µF are in series between the rails; C₀ is initially uncharged. Select the correct statements.

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Use Xₗ=ωL, X꜀=1/(ωC), Z=√[R²+(Xₗ-X꜀)²] and Iᵣₘₛ=Vᵣₘₛ/Z. The circuit condition gives A: Maximum current through R is 1.2 × 10⁻⁶ ampere.; C: Maximum charge on capacitor C₀ is 8.4 × 10⁻¹² coulomb..