What will happen to a compass needle when the compass is placed below a wire with needle parallel to it and a current is made to flow through the wire ? Give a reason to justify your answer.

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A current carrying conductor produces a magnetic field around it and the magnetic needle in this magnetic field experience a force due to which it deflects to align itself in the direction of the magnetic field.

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