Which scientist first discovered the link between electricity and magnetism?

Michael Faraday

James Clerk Maxwell

Hans Christian Oersted

Nikola Tesla

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C. Hans Christian Oersted

Solution:

Hans Christian Oersted discovered the link between electricity and magnetism through his experiment, where he observed that a compass needle was deflected by an electric current.

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