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A coil of insulated copper wire is connected to a galvanometer. What will happen if a bar magnet is (i) pushed into the coil, (ii) withdrawn from inside the coil, (iii) held stationary inside the coil?
Answer
Galvanometer is a device which is used to check the presence of current in a circuit.
Since there is no battery connected in the circuit, the current that will be generated in the insulated copper wire is going to be induced current.
Current is induced when
- Moving conducting Wire inside a Fixed Magnetic Field
- Keeping Conductor Fixed and Changing Magnetic Field
As bar magnet is
(i) pushed into the coil
The magnetic field around the coil would change.
Hence, some current will be induced in the coil.
Therefore, galvanometer will show some deflection.
(ii) withdrawn from inside the coil
The magnetic field around the coil would change.
Hence, some current will be induced in the coil.
Therefore, galvanometer will show some deflection, but in the opposite direction as that of Case (i).
(iii) held stationary inside the coil
Since the bar magnet is held stationary
The magnetic field around the coil remains constant.
Thus, the magnetic field does not change.
Hence, no current will be induced in the coil.
Therefore, galvanometer will show no deflection.
