In the Biot-Savart law,the direction of the magnetic field is determined by which of the following cross products in the expression $d\vec B = \frac{\mu_0}{4\pi} \frac{I d\vec l \times \vec r}{r^3}$?

  • A
    $\vec r \times I d\vec l$
  • B
    $I d\vec l \times \vec r$
  • C
    Both $(A)$ and $(B)$
  • D
    None of these

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