The net charge in a current-carrying wire is zero. Then, why does a magnetic field exert a force on it?
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Nice question!However there is a misconception.Magnetic field always acts on the charges which are moving.You know when current is carried in the wire,there is movement of only the free electrons and the protons don't move.This is why the net magnetic field is not zero.
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