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Question 22N.2.SL.TZ0.5c.ii

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Date November 2022 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 22N.2.SL.TZ0.5c.ii
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term Describe Question number c.ii Adapted from N/A
c.ii.
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22N.2.SL.TZ0.5c.ii
(c.ii)

Every current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field.

Describe one piece of evidence that supports this statement.

[1]

Markscheme

magnetic needle is deflected by nearby currents

OR

two «parallel» current-carrying wires exert a force on each other

OR

magnetic field due to a current can be measured directly with a probe ✓

 

Only accept argument that refers to an observation or experiment.

Examiners report

Students usually failed to identify appropriate evidence.

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