Lesson: Chapter 13 — Electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction

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Who first showed that an electric current has a magnetic effect?

A James Clerk Maxwell B Michael Faraday C John Fleming D Hans Christian Ørsted

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Hans Christian Ørsted. He showed it in 1819 with a compass under a wire.

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