Suppose you wish to measure the current in a wire.  You have a device that can measure the strength of the magnetic field produced by the wire, but the device does not directly measure the current.  If the device is place 0.98m away from the wire, and the magnetic field strength is 1.72μT, what is the current running through the wire in Amps?

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Suppose you wish to measure the current in a wire.  You have a device that can measure the strength of the magnetic field produced by the wire, but the device does not directly measure the current.  If the device is place 0.98m away from the wire, and the magnetic field strength is 1.72μT, what is the current running through the wire in Amps?

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