A straight wire carries current toward the east. What is the direction of the magnetic field directly below the wire?

northward

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southward

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eastward

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westward

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upward

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Solution

The correct option is A northward
Magnetic field wraps around a current carrying wire as shown in figure.
The current flows towards right, in east. Hence clearly from figure, the magnetic field below the wire is towards north.

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