Practice question
Question
A magnet is moved towards a coil, inducing a current. If the magnet’s speed increases, what happens to
the induced current?
Explanation
**Lenz's law** induced current direction opposes change in flux causing it, e = -N dΦ/dt negative sign, conservation of energy. Magnet moved towards coil south pole first, approaching south pole increasing flux into coil with south polarity, coil face nearest magnet becomes south pole to repel, opposing approach, so face becomes south pole, repelling magnet. Faster motion increases the rate of flux change, resulting in a larger induced emf and, assuming constant resistance, a larger induced current. Using Φ = B A cosθ, e = -N dΦ/dt = -N A dB/dt = B l v = N B A ω sinωt, L = μ₀ N²A/l,
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