Question

why the needle of the compass gets deflected when brought near a copper wire?
For 2 or 3 marks question.

Answer 1

hey mate here is your answer

When the compass is brought near a copper wire, its magnetic field lines interact with that of the Copper wire . Hence, a compass needle shows a deflection when brought near the copper wire.


Hope it will help you

Answer 2

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The $\sf{\bold{compass\:needle}}$ is a small magnet. When the compass needle is brought close to a bar magnet, the magnetic field lines of the compass needle interact with the magnetic field lines of bar magnet, which causes the compass needle to deflect.

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