Physics · Oct / Nov 2024 · Paper 12 · Question 34
5054Magnetic effect of a current
A straight vertical wire carries a current in the direction shown. What is the pattern of the magnetic field around the wire seen by an observer viewing the wire from the position shown?
- Aconcentric circles with arrows anticlockwise
- Bconcentric circles with arrows clockwise
- Cconcentric circles with arrows clockwise
- Dconcentric circles with arrows anticlockwise
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Correct answer: D. concentric circles with arrows anticlockwise
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