Practice - Oersted's Experiment
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Practice Questions
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What did Oersted discover about electric currents?
💡 Hint: Think about how wires affect magnets.
Describe the right-hand thumb rule.
💡 Hint: Remember right hand = right direction!
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What does Oersted's Experiment demonstrate?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
True or False: The right-hand thumb rule is used to find the direction of the current.
💡 Hint: Remember what action the thumb represents!
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Challenge Problems
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Describe how you can experimentally verify Oersted's findings using a simple circuit and compass. What observations should you make?
💡 Hint: Think about how a compass works in relation to magnetic fields.
If you were to double the current flowing through a wire, how would the magnetic field at a point 0.1 m away change according to Oersted's findings?
💡 Hint: Consider how current directly affects the magnetic field's intensity.
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