A pair of students have been tasked with seeing if the electric current flowing through a wire would have any effect on a magnetic compass. Which of the following characteristics is NOT a variable that could affect their experiment? current flowing through the wire the direction in which the compass is pointing distance between the compass and the wire the size of the compass

A pair of students have been tasked with seeing if the electric current flowing through a wire would have any effect on a magnetic compass. Which of the following characteristics is NOT a variable that could affect their experiment? current flowing through the wire the direction in which the compass is pointing distance between the compass and the wire the size of the compass

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter24: Magnetic Fields

Section24.1: Magnets: Permanent And Temporary

Problem 5PP

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