Effects of Placing a Compass Under a Cable

[UNknown 2010]

Homework Statement

If we put a compasd UNDER a cable..

Will that effect on the compass ?


I WANT THE ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[tyco05]

Maybe, maybe not.

Depends.

 

[UNknown 2010]

depends on what ?!

 

[tyco05]

What sort of cable? What is happening with the cable?

How does a compass work?

Why might whatever is happening affect a compass?

 

[UNknown 2010]

What sort of cable? What is happening with the cable?
A wire, and the current go over it ..


NOTE THAT THE COMPASS IS UNDER THE WIRE NOT NAER IT