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The shape of the magnetic field that surrounds a current-carrying wire.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The shape of magnetic field generated by a wire that carries a current is circular.
The magnetic field lines around a current-carrying conductor are in the shape of circles of different radius having center at the axis of the conductor.
Maxwell's right-hand thumb rule: In a current-carrying conductor, the thumb points towards the current direction, the fingers are wrapped around the conductor in the direction of field lines.
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