A copper ring having a cut such as not to form a complete loop is held horizontally ad a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring, figure. The acceleration of the falling magnet is [image:6_image54.jpeg]

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(a) Though emf is induced in the copper ring, but there is no induced current because current because of cut in the ring. Hence nothing opposes the free fall of the magnet. Therefore, $\ a = \ $g.

Q. A copper ring having a cut such as not to form a complete loop is held horizontally ad a bar magnet is dropped through the ring with its length along the axis of the ring, figure. The acceleration of the falling magnet is

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