Seperation of the induced charge

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Homework Statement



Please look into the attached file. In that you can see a block conductor is moving within the magnetic field which is acting isto the page. What will be the separation of the induced charge? will it be 1 or 2?

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The Attempt at a Solution


By using the right hand rule the direction of current was found and it was from right to left.
So i thought that the right side become positively charged left side would have negative charge but the answer was the 1. why?
Help me please
 
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  • Diagram of a square conductor moving upward through a region with a magnetic field into the page, with two labeled cases: case 1 shows plus charges on the left face and minus charges on the right, case 2 shows the reverse.
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385sk117 said:

The Attempt at a Solution


By using the right hand rule the direction of current was found and it was from right to left.
Yes, good. That means that positive charges move to the left (same direction as the current), and negative charges move to the right (the opposite direction as the current).