GK QUESTION#3091
Which scientist suggested that the magnet must also exert an equal and opposite force on the current-carrying conductor?
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B. Andre Marie Ampere
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NCERT attributes this suggestion to André-Marie Ampère: if a current-carrying conductor exerts a force on a magnet, the magnet also exerts an equal and opposite force on the conductor. This force statement should not be confused with the circuital magnetic-field law commonly called Ampère’s law.