Question
The diagram shows a coiled wire that carries an electrical current.
Five orange coils have circular lines above and below the coils with arrowheads pointing to the left.
What do the arrows represent?
the magnetic field
thermal energy
light energy
the electric field
Five orange coils have circular lines above and below the coils with arrowheads pointing to the left.
What do the arrows represent?
the magnetic field
thermal energy
light energy
the electric field
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The arrows in the diagram represent the **magnetic field** generated around the coiled wire carrying an electrical current. When an electric current flows through a wire, it creates a magnetic field around it, which is typically represented by lines with arrowheads indicating the direction of the field.