Operation Compass happened on 1940-12-09.
the compass's needle will point at the electromagnet
A compass is a very useful navigation device, without it you may get lost.
the arrow in the compass would point to the magnet
If a compass is suspended next to a conductor that is not carrying an electron flow, there will be no effect on the compass. The flow of electrons is what creates a magnetic field, so without electron flow in the conductor, there will be no interaction with the compass needle.
magnetic compass will stop working.
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