A bar magnet is held vertically above a horizontal metal ring, with the south pole of the magnet at the top. If the magnet is lifted straight up, will current run clockwise or counterclockwise in the ring, as seen from above?

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2022-07-18

A bar magnet is held vertically above a horizontal metal ring, with the south pole of the magnet at the top. If the magnet is lifted straight up, will current run clockwise or counterclockwise in the ring, as seen from above?

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Beginner2022-07-19Added 12 answers

The magnetic field from the bottom of the ring increases when the north pole of the magnet moves away the ring. This happens because the flux through the ring due to the field of the magnet increases. According to Lenz's law, the induced emf drives current around the ring to always oppose the magnetic flux change that causes the emf. The direction of the current should face to repel the approaching north pole of the magnet. Since the magnetic field is increasing towards the bottom of the ring, we use the right hand rule and find the non-Coulomb electric field pattern. The induced current in the ring is in clockwise direction as seen from above.
Result:
clockwise

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