A Straight Wire Is Carrying a Current Upward

question 36

Multiple Choice

A straight wire is carrying a current upward.Observed from above (i.e.,looking downward towards the wire) ,the magnetic field lines are

• A) radially outward.
• B) radially inward.
• C) forming clockwise circles.
• D) forming counter-clockwise circles.
• E) directed toward the observer.

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