Electromagnetism and Its Applications Quiz
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Who demonstrated the interconnectedness of electricity and magnetism through an experiment involving a compass needle and electric current?

  • Alessandro Volta
  • Hans Christian Oersted (correct)
  • Michael Faraday
  • James Clerk Maxwell

    • What did the experiment involving a compass needle and electric current show?

  • Magnetism can overpower electricity
  • Electricity can overpower magnetism
  • Electricity and magnetism are unrelated phenomena
  • Electricity and magnetism are interconnected (correct)

    • What did Hans Christian Oersted demonstrate through his experiment in April 1820?

  • Electricity and magnetism are completely independent
  • Electricity creates a magnetic field
  • Magnetism creates an electric field
  • Electricity and magnetism are interrelated (correct)

    • Before Oersted's experiment, what was the prevailing belief about electricity and magnetism?

    <p>They were completely unrelated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of Oersted's experiment involving a compass needle and electric current?

    <p>It showed the interconnection of electricity and magnetism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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