Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

A magnet placed close to a wire coil is pulled towards the coil only if a current flows through the coil. Which statement accounts for this attractive force?

  • AThe coil of wire has its own gravitational field.
  • BThe coil of wire is made from soft iron.
  • CThe current in the coil of wire creates a magnetic field.
  • DThe current in the coil of wire induces a charge on the magnet.

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