Direction of the induced current

[Suyash Singh]

All sites and books give different answers for this question:(

Homework Statement

predict the polarity of the capacitor in the diagram below

Homework Equations

right hand thumb rule
AB is capacitor

The Attempt at a Solution

The side facing south pole becomes south and north facing side becomes north hence electricity travels from B to A and thus B becomes positive and A is negative.
Am i correct?

 

[NascentOxygen]

Suyash Singh, what is moving in your setup, and in what direction is it moving??

 

[Suyash Singh]

Suyash Singh, what is moving in your setup, and in what direction is it moving??

electrons are moving in a direction opposite to current

 

[NascentOxygen]

electrons are moving in a direction opposite to current

So I was mistaken to believe the arrows denote movement?

 

[Merlin3189]

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The Attempt at a Solution

The side facing south pole becomes south and north facing side becomes north

I agree with this.

hence electricity travels from B to A and thus B becomes positive and A is negative. ...

I disagree with this. Conventional current flows from B to A, but conventional current is positive, so in the opposite sense to electron flow. So A becomes positive and B negative.