Question on Faraday's and Lenz's Law

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The discussion centers on understanding the application of Faraday's and Lenz's laws in a scenario involving a moving bar magnet and a loop. The magnetic field from the bar magnet weakens as it moves away, inducing a current in the loop that creates its own magnetic field directed to the right. This induced current generates a magnetic force on the loop, leading to its attraction towards the magnet, which is identified as the correct answer choice. Participants clarify that the magnetic field produced by the induced current interacts with the loop, resulting in a force. The confusion arises regarding the direction of this force, with participants discussing the nature of magnetic forces on current-carrying wires.
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The magnetic field in the bar magnet is directed to the right, but weakening in magnitude because the magnet is being moved far away from the loop. So by Lenz's law, the magnetic field created by the induced current must be to the right. That eliminates B,D, and E.
But I don't understand how a force can be created on the loop. I know that the answer choice is actually C (the loop is attracted towards the magnet) but why should this be the case? Lenz's law is already accounted for, after all.

Free thanks to anyone who can provide an explanation!
 
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Bipolarity said:
But I don't understand how a force can be created on the loop.

I'm not going to comment on answers because it's multiple choice. Think about how the field is created by the loop. There must be some induced current moving around the loop right? Magnetic fields exert force on current carrying wires. Hope that helps.
 
DukeLuke said:
I'm not going to comment on answers because it's multiple choice. Think about how the field is created by the loop. There must be some induced current moving around the loop right? Magnetic fields exert force on current carrying wires. Hope that helps.

So you are saying that the magnetic field created by the induced current acts on the current to create a magnetic force? Yes, but why should that force be directed to the left? If I'm not mistaken the forces should be directed radially inward/outward but not towards the left...
 
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