document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202085>Question 1202085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How might a loop of wire carrying a current be used as a compass? Can it be used as a compass to distinguish the north and south?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From fig you can deduce which face  is North\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the directionof current changes the polarity is reversed </SPAN>\n" );
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