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  4. A current flows in a conductor from east to west. The direction of the magnetic field at a point above the conductor is

Q. A current flows in a conductor from east to west. The direction of the magnetic field at a point above the conductor is

 1971  241 Moving Charges and Magnetism Report Error

Solution:

According to Maxwell's right hand thumb rule THE direction of magnetic field at a point above the conductor is towards north.