A bar magnet is held stationary while a circular loop of wire is moved toward the magnet at constant velocity at position A as in the figure



The loop passes over the magnet’s center at position B and moves away from the magnet at position C. Viewing the loop from the left as indicated in the figure, for which position is the induced current zero?



a.

Position A



b.

Position B



c.

Position C



d.

The induced current is never zero.


b

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