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Question
The diagram given below represents magnetic field caused by a current-carrying conductor which is:
(a) a long straight wire
(b) a circular coil
(c) a solenoid
(d) a short straight wire
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Solution
a circular coil
The diagram represents a magnetic field caused by a current-carrying conductor which is a circular coil.
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