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Hans Christian Ørsted
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Hans Christian Ørsted

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What is Hans Christian Ørsted known for?

  • Inventing the electric motor
  • Developing the first telegraph
  • Creating the first electric light bulb
  • Discovering electromagnetism (correct)
  • In which year did Hans Christian Ørsted become a professor at the University of Copenhagen?

  • 1810
  • 1806 (correct)
  • 1820
  • 1830
  • What did Ørsted's experiment in 1820 demonstrate?

  • Magnetic fields can generate electricity
  • An electrical current can create a magnetic field (correct)
  • Compasses are not affected by electricity
  • Electricity and magnetism are unrelated
  • In which year was Hans Christian Ørsted made a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences?

    <p>1822</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ørsted's pivotal discovery in 1820 reveal about electricity and magnetism?

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

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