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Oersted Experiment on Overhead EM-h1a
Show that current in a wire deflects a compass needle. Fishbane Chapter:   30.1 HRW 9th:   29.02 Reese Chapter:   20.3 SJ 3rd Chapter:   22.9 PIRA DCS classification:   5H10.205

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