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When an electrical pulse on one wire is accidentally detected on another nearby wire, this is known as:.

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induction

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a change in current (the pulse) causes a change in the magnetic field resulting from that current. the nearby wire is inside that magnetic field. when that magnetic field changes, it induces a current in any nearby conductor. the amount of current induced depends on the strength of the field and the distance between the conductors.

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