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In Hans Oersted’s experiment, why did a compass needle move when an electric current flowed through a nearby wire?

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Answered by persiashree

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Ørsted had proved that electricity and magnetism were connected and the study of electromagnetism was born. ... When the current flows through the wire, the compass needle aligns itself with the magnetic field created by the electrons traveling in the current, rather than with the Earth's magnetic field.

Answered by judyaldebs

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The current created a magnetic field around the wire.

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