Question

A wire carrying a current is held over a freely suspended magnetic needle, such that the current in the wire flows from south to north. The direction in which the north end of freely suspended magnetic needle will point towards:

Options

• West

• East

• South

• North

Answer 1

West

Explanation:

According to Oersted's experiment, when current flows from south to north above a magnetic needle, the north pole of the needle turns towards the west. East is seen when current flows north to south above the needle. South and north are not produced by this arrangement.