Who was the first person to notice the magnetic effect of electric current?

Volta

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Faraday

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Ampere

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Oersted

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Solution

The correct option is D
Oersted

Hans Christian Oersted was the first person to notice the deflection of compass needle every time the current was passed through the wire kept near it.

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