Which scientist suggested that the magnet must also exert an equal and opposite force on the current-carrying conductor?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Andre Marie Ampere
- Andre Marie Ampere suggested that the magnet must also exert an equal and opposite force on the current-carrying conductor.
- He was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics".
- He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph.
- The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him.