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A metallic wire carrying an electric current has a ______ associated with it .

electric field

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magnetic field

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magnetic vector potential

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none of these.

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Solution

The correct option is B magnetic field
A metallic wire carrying an electric current has associated with it a magnetic field.
Electric current is caused by the motion of charged particle, electron. Any charge particle in motion creates a magnetic field.

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