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for this investigations is it the battery or the Colins of wire Carrying a current that are behaving like a magnet?

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In this investigation, it is the wires carrying a current that behave like magnets. When an electric current flows through a wire, it generates a magnetic field around the wire. This phenomenon is described by Ampère's circuital law and is part of electromagnetic theory.

The battery itself serves as the source of electrical energy, but it does not generate a magnetic field. Instead, it provides the potential difference (voltage) that causes the current to flow through the wire.

So, in summary:

- The wires carrying the current behave like magnets.
- The battery supplies the current but does not behave like a magnet itself.