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Electric Charges and Fields
Question
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When a magnet falls through a vertical coil, will its acceleration be different from the ‘acceleration due to gravity’?

Answer

Yes the acceleration due to magnet will be different from that of 'acceleration due to gravity'. This is because the motion of the magnet will be opposed in accordance with Lenz’s law.

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Some More Questions From Electric Charges and Fields Chapter

a) An electrostatic field line is a continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not?
b) Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point?