Question:

A small bar magnet is moved through a coil at constant speed from one end to the other. Which of the following series of observations will be seen on the galvanometer G attached across the coil ?

Three positions shown describe : (a) the magnet's entry (b) magnet is completely inside and (c) magnet's exit.

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An induced emf exists only while the flux through the coil is changing: opposite signs on entry and exit, and zero when the magnet is fully inside.
Updated On: Nov 5, 2026
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

By Faraday law, \(\varepsilon = -d\Phi/dt\).
(a) Entry: the flux through the coil is increasing, so a current flows and the galvanometer deflects to one side.
(b) Magnet completely inside: the flux through the coil is nearly constant, so \(d\Phi/dt \approx 0\) and the galvanometer reads zero.
(c) Exit: the flux decreases, so the induced current reverses (Lenz law) and the deflection is on the opposite side, of about the same size because the speed is constant.
The series "deflection one way, zero, equal deflection the other way" is shown by the second set of dials (option 2). Option 1 shows no deflection at all, option 3 shows a reading in (b), and option 4 shows unequal deflections in (a) and (c).
Answer: (2) deflection to the right, zero, equal deflection to the left
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