A diagram shows a wire carrying a current in vertical direction. The magnetic field drawn using compass needles around the wire are concentric circles in a plane perpendicular to the direction of current.
Which statement about the current and magnetic field correctly describes this figure as well as all electromagnets?
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Responses
The current generates and is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
The current generates and is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
The current generated by the magnetic field is parallel and points in the same direction as the magnetic field.
The current generated by the magnetic field is parallel and points in the same direction as the magnetic field.
The current, which points upward, is generated by the sporadic magnetic field.
The current, which points upward, is generated by the sporadic magnetic field.
The current generates the magnetic field and is p
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The correct response is:
The current generates and is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
In the scenario described, the wire carrying the current creates a magnetic field around itself, which is shown by the concentric circles created by the compass needles. The direction of the magnetic field is perpendicular to the direction of the current flow, consistent with the right-hand rule in electromagnetism.
