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What is the Biot–Savart law related to?

  • Gravity

  • Magnetostatics

  • Optics

  • Thermodynamics

Answer

Biot–Savart law is a law of electromagnetism that relates the magnetic field created by an electric current to the current's magnitude, direction, and shape. The law was discovered by Jean-Baptiste Biot and Félix Savart in 1820.
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