Physicseasy · Past Paper
The magnetic effect of electric current was first discovered by:
AFaraday
BNewton
COersted
DOhm
✓ Correct Answer: C — Oersted
Hans Christian Oersted noticed a compass needle deflected near a current-carrying wire in 1820.
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