alleryStart learning →Field lines around a long straight current-carrying wire are:
Aparallel to the wire length
Bradially away from the wire
Cclosed circles around the wire
Dstraight lines into the wire
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. closed circles around the wire
By symmetry and the right hand rule, B circles the wire in planes perpendicular to it.
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