A coil of wire is connected to a galvanometer. When the coil is rotated in a magnetic field, the galvanometer records a current. The current results because

a. the coil acts like a transformer.
b. the free electrons in the conductor experience a force when they move in the magnetic field.
c. an electromagnetic wave is generated.
d. the wire is ferromagnetic.
e. none of the above.


b

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