Can a Circular Conductor Generate Current in a Magnetic Field?

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When an electron enters a magnetic field perpendicular to its velocity, it moves in a circular path. Placing a circular conductor in the magnetic field and imparting an impulse to the electrons can indeed generate a current. The duration of the current depends on the resistance of the conductor. A conductor alone does not require a magnetic field to produce current; however, the magnetic field influences the motion of the electrons. The persistence of the current is ultimately determined by the conductor's resistance.
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We know that if an electron enters a region of magnetic field which is perpendicular to the direction of its velocity, the electron will start moving in a circular path. But, now instead of a single electron we place a circular condutor in the region of the field, and somehow manage to give an impulse to the electrons, will we get a current in the conductor? If yes, for how long?
 
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If you have a conductor, then you don't need the magnet.
How long a specific current will persist depends on the resistance of the conductor.
 
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