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A bar magnet is allowed to fall verticallythrough a copper coil placed in a horizontalplane. The
magnet falls with a net acceleration
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Options:
  • A \(=g \)
  • B \(>\mathrm{g} \)
  • C \( < g \)
  • D Zero
Solution:
1310 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: \( < g \)
According to Lenz's law, as the magnet falls it induces an emf in the coil which opposes the motion of the bar magnet.
Therefore, the net acceleration is less than \( \mathrm{g} \).

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