If a wire carrying current produces magnetic field around it, why its not attracted to nearby metals ? In a general household.
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If you are an electrician, then you know “Left Hand rule”. Make a fist with your left hand and extend your thumb. If current is flowing in the direction your thumb is pointed, an electromagnetic field is generated in the direction your fingers are pointed. This electromagnetic force creates resistance to the current flow. AC switches “Direction” (60 times per second is most common in the US) which continuously reverses the magnetic field, thus preventing resistance from building up,
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