Consider a strong magnet falling through a vertical conducting copper tube.

Physics · Electromagnetic Induction · Eddy Currents

JEE MainsNEET

Consider a strong magnet falling through a vertical conducting copper tube.

Assertion

A strong magnet can fall much more slowly through a copper tube than through a non-conducting tube.

Reason

The motion induces eddy currents whose magnetic effect opposes the flux change that produces them.

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