If a bar magnet is thrown into a coil of wire, it will slow down. Why?

Cristofer Watson

Cristofer Watson

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2022-10-23

If a bar magnet is thrown into a coil of wire, it will slow down. Why?

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Layton Leach

Layton Leach

Beginner2022-10-24Added 15 answers

The magnet will induce a current in the loop. The field produced by the current tends to repel the magnet as it approaches and attract it as it leaves.

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