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When current is passed through the conductor, the compass needle deflects. Why?

A

(a)the free electrons do not move

B

(b)the average speed of a free electron over a large period of time is zero

C

(c )the average velocity of a free electron over a large period of time is zero

D

(d)The average of the velocities of all the free electrons at an instant is zero.

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