A copper ring is held horizontally and a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring. The acceleration of the falling magnet is

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A copper ring is held horizontally and a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring. The acceleration of the falling magnet is (A) equal to that due to gravity (B) less than that due to gravity (C) more than that due to gravity (D) none of the above

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Due to Lenzs law the bar magnet will fall with acceleration less than gravity.

Q. A copper ring is held horizontally and a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring. The acceleration of the falling magnet is

equal to that due to gravity

less than that due to gravity

more than that due to gravity

none of the above

Due to Lenzs law the bar magnet will fall with acceleration less than gravity.