classify the situations according to whether or not they produce a magnetic field. A long wire carrying a constant current. a proton moving with a non-zero velocity.
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A current in a wire produces a magnetic field around it due to the movement of electric charge (the current). Therefore, this situation does produce a magnetic field. Show more…
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