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An electromagnet’s wire is reoriented such that the current is now moving straight out of this page or screen.
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 describes the direction of the magnetic field?
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Responses
It is moving in a counterclockwise direction.
It is moving in a counterclockwise direction.
It is moving toward this page or screen.
It is moving toward this page or screen.
It is moving straight out of this page or screen.
It is moving straight out of this page or screen.
It is moving in a clockwise direction.
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It is moving straight out of this page or screen.