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1/5 - Foundational
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2/5 - Routine exam skill
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5/5 - Challenge
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Question
A bar magnet is pushed toward a conducting coil connected to a galvanometer. Explain the direction of induced current using Lenz's law and why work must be done to push the magnet.
Total: 5 marks
(a) State Lenz's law. (1 mark)
(b) Explain how the coil responds to the approaching magnet. (2 marks)
(c) Explain the energy conversion involved. (2 marks)
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