alleryStart learning →The source of magnetic field in the Biot-Savart law is
AA static magnetic dipole
BA vector current element
CA scalar mass element
DA scalar point charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A vector current element
The term I dl carries a direction, unlike the scalar electric charge that gives rise to the electric field.
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