A current is passed through a straight wire. The magnetic field established around it has its lines of forces :

circular

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parabolic

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elliptical

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no fixed shape

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Solution

The correct option is A circular
The magnetic field lines forms concentric circles around a current carrying wire as shown in the figure.

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