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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18M.3.SL.TZ1.a
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ1
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18M.3.SL.TZ1.a

The diagram shows the motion of the electrons in a metal wire carrying an electric current as seen by an observer X at rest with respect to the wire. The distance between adjacent positive charges is d.

M18/4/PHYSI/SP3/ENG/TZ1/03

State whether the field around the wire according to observer X is electric, magnetic or a combination of both.

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magnetic field

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