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Describe How You Will Locate a Current-carrying Wire Concealed in a Wall.

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Describe how you will locate a current-carrying wire concealed in a wall.

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We know that a current-carrying wire produces magnetic field. Therefore, we can locate a current-carrying wire concealed in a wall by detecting the magnetic field produced by the wire. It is done with the help of a compass.

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Chapter 5: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current - Exercise 2 [Page 285]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Exercise 2 | Q 12. | Page 285
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