Suppose a compass needle is pointing initially to the magnetic north pole of the Earth, and a current carrying loop is then brought closer to the compass from the right, such that its north pole is facing towards the compass, what happens?

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the closer the solenoid moves the more the compass starts to turn and point left

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nothing

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the compass spins around uncontrollably

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the closer the solenoid moves the more the compass starts to turn and point right

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