Can plasma create current in an inductor?

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Right, I know that plasma has a very high charge because of electrons doing stuff and that the plasma can be contained and controlled using an electromagnet, but can it be put the other way round? Say I have a chamber with plasma in it, generated by whatever, and I put an inductor outside the chamber within the magnetic field generated by the plasma, could the magnetic field cause electrons to flow and an electrical current to be generated?
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Most plasmas are uncharged. They have an equal number of positive and negative charges.
Plasmas with variable current flow can be used for induction, sure.
 
Yes, you can generate a current this way. Moreover, experimental fusion devices called tokamaks use this method to generate a toroidal current through a plasma for stability purposes. A competing technology, called a stellarator, does not use an inductively generated current.