Question

A compass with its needle pointing north sits on a table. If you place a straight wire over the compass parallel to its needle and send a current running north to south through the wire, how does the compass needle respond to the current?
a. The compass needle deflects toward the west
b. The compass needle deflects towards the east
c. The compass needle does not do anything
d. The compass needle turns around to point South

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