Given below are two statements :

Statement I: The electric field produced by a scalar source is known as electric charge.

Statement II: The magnetic field produced by a vector source is known as current element (I dl).

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false 
  3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
  4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

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Option 1 : Both Statement I and Statement II are true
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Explanation:

Statement I

  • The electric field is produced by electric charges and is a measure of the force per unit charge that would be exerted on a test charge placed in the field.

Statement II

  • Statement II is correct because a current element (I dl) produces a magnetic field.
  • The magnetic field is a vector field that describes the influence of magnetic forces on moving charges or magnetic materials.

The correct answer is option (1).

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