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A bar magnet is falling vertically through a horizontal loop of wire with the south magnetic pole entering the loop first. What is the direction of the induced current (viewed from above) as the north pole leaves the loop?Group of answer choicesclockwisecounterclockwisezero

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According to Lenz's law,

The magnet enters from the south pole, the direction of the current is clockwise.

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