Give reason when electricity passes through a wire, it deflects the compass needle.

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Solution

A current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field around it which will make the magnetic compass deflect when kept near it.
Magnet placed in magnetic field experiences a magnetic force.
This magnetic effect of current-carrying wire is called electromagnetism.
Thus, the magnetic field produced by the current carrying wire is the reason to deflect.

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