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Grade 12th passElectric Current

why does current carrying wire not produce electric field

Profile image of Vishruti
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yuvraj Singh
4 Years ago
so current carrying wire doesn't produce electric field because wire is basically neutral (balanced)…the charges which are responsible for current is flowing. but , if anyhow you can make the wire +ve charged and it remains in this stayed for a duration…then it will produce electric field.