A Long Wire Lies in a Tangle on the Surface

question 76

Multiple Choice

A long wire lies in a tangle on the surface of a table, as shown below. When a current is run through the wire as shown, the largest component of the magnetic field at X points

• A) into the table.
• B) out of the table.
• C) parallel to the nearest segment of wire.
• D) antiparallel to the nearest segment of wire.
• E) along a circle which has its center at the center of the overall loop.

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