Magnetic field about a current-carrying wire - using compasses (NCPQ)

A repeat of Oersted's experiment but also showing how field strength diminishes with distance.
Dr Richard Walding - author New Century Physics for Queensland, 3rd ed, 2019. Oxford University Press.
Webpage: seniorphysics.com/ncpq

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