When the free ends of a conductivity tester (made by using a battery connected to a wire wound around a compass) are dipped into a solution, the magnetic needle shows deflection. Can you give the reason for this deflection?

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The magnetic needle shows deflection because the solution contain ions, thus, it shows that the solution is a good conductor of electricity.

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