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the answer choices are also provided.... A bar magnet is held vertically with it

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Question


the answer choices are also provided....
A bar magnet is held vertically with its upper end a little bit below the center of a horizontal metal ring. The upper end of the magnet is its north pole (see Fig. 29.12). The bar magnet is now dropped. An observer views the ring from above its center. To this observer, how will the induced current in the ring behave as the magnet falls?

the answer options:
The current will flow clockwise and be decreasing.
The current will flow counterclockwise and be decreasing.
The current will flow clockwise and be increasing.
The current will flow counterclockwise and be increasing.
The induced current will be zero.

Explanation / Answer

The current will flow counterclockwise and be decreasing.