A current is passed through a circular coil A in a clockwise direction, as shown in Figure 7. B is…
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A current is passed through a circular coil A in a clockwise direction, as shown in Figure 7. B is another circular coil which does not carry any current. However, when it is moved towards the coil A, current is induced in it. What is the direction of this induced current?
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In the anticlockwise direction as viewed by observer O (to oppose the approaching clockwise current of coil A by developing a like polarity, North pole, according to Lenz's law).
