Imagine that you have placed a compass due east of of a wire where current equals...

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Imagine that you have placed a compass due east of of a wirewhere current equals 2A (the wire is vertical and current travelsfrom bottom to top).

1. If you turn the current on, how would the compass respond?(Does it change cardinal direction?)

2. How does the magnitude and direction of the total magneticfield change?


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Two wires of infinite length are placed at a distance D 10cm on opposite sides of a point O both wires carry the same current of 10 A in which direction must this current flow    See Answer
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