Question

Which of the following is true about current carrying conductors?

• A. They behave as magnets always.
• B. A coil of the current carrying conductor behaves like a magnet.
• C. They can never behave as a magnet.
• D. A current carrying conductor is always attracted to a magnet.

Answer 1

The correct option is B A coil of the current carrying conductor behaves like a magnet.

When a current carrying conductors is coiled, it behaves like a magnet.
It has two magnetic poles and interacts with other magnets or magnetic materials like any other magnet. So, its north pole repels north pole of another magnet and attracts south pole of another magnet.