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The Diagram Given Below Represents Magnetic Field Caused by a Current-carrying Conductor Which Is:

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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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Chapter 5: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current - Exercise 2 [Page 83]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Exercise 2 | Q 25 | Page 83

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