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Use the image to answer the question.
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.
What are the particles demonstrating in this image?
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magnetic field
magnetic field
electromagnetic motor
electromagnetic motor
electromagnetic field
electromagnetic field
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1 answer
Based on the description provided, the diagram shows a wire carrying current with compass needles indicating the direction of the magnetic field around the wire. The correct response to what the particles (or compass needles) are demonstrating in this image is:
magnetic field
This is because the orientation and arrangement of the compass needles illustrate how the magnetic field lines are formed around a current-carrying wire.
