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A compass needle’s magnetic north

Compasses are besigbed so that they point to earth's magnetic north. What are some things that would prevent a compass from
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A compass has a small balanced pointer that always points North-South. This is becausethe compass needle points to the cold
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A compass with its needle pointing north sits on a table. If you place a straight wire over the compass parallel to its needle
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What is the net magnetic force on a compass needle? By what mechanism does a compass needle line up with a magnetic feild?
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A straight copper conductor is held parallel to the axis of a freely suspended magnetic needle such that the conductor is under
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A small compass is held horizontally, the center of its needle a distance of 0.460 m directly north of a long wire that is
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Why did the compass needle move when the wire was connected to the battery?the compass needle is attracted to electricity the
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Why did the compass needle move when the wire was connected to the battery?the current-carrying wire created a magnetic field
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I am aware a magnetic compass is useless for navigational purposes in the region of the magnetic north pole. How far away from
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The earth's magnetic fielda) is slightly off centre compared to the Earth's rotational axis of rotation b) has its magnetic
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