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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
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The magnetic field.
A steady current in a coil produces circular magnetic field lines around the wire; the arrows show the direction of those B‑field lines (given by the right‑hand rule). Thermal or light energy and the electric field are not what the circular arrows represent.
A steady current in a coil produces circular magnetic field lines around the wire; the arrows show the direction of those B‑field lines (given by the right‑hand rule). Thermal or light energy and the electric field are not what the circular arrows represent.
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