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When a compass is placed near a direct current-carrying wire the needle gets deflected.
Moving charges form magnetic fields that are proportional to the current, and hence a current carrying conductor creates a magnetic field around it. A current-carrying wire acts like a magnet, influencing other magnets in its magnetic field. As a result, if we set a compass near a current conducting wire, the needle deflects.

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