Question
Question: A current carrying solenoid is approaching a conducting loop as shown in the figure. The direction o...
A current carrying solenoid is approaching a conducting loop as shown in the figure. The direction of induced current as observed by an observer on the other side of the loop will be
A
Anticlockwise
B
Clockwise
C
East
D
West
Answer
Clockwise
Explanation
Solution
The direction of current in the solenoid is anti-clockwise as seen by observer. On displacing it towards the loop a current in the loop will be induced in a direction so as to oppose the approach of solenoid. Therefore the direction of induced current as observed by the observer will be clockwise.
