Who first discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism?

Faraday

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Newton

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Maxwell

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Oersted

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The correct option is D
Oersted

On 21 April 1820, during a lecture, Oersted noticed a compass needle deflected from the magnetic north when an electric current from a battery was switched on and off, confirming a direct relationship between the electricity and the magnetism.

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