Magnetic fields (A-level only)

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Question 63
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Coil A is fixed horizontally on a workbench and is connected in series with a DC cell and a switch. Coil B is a closed, lightweight copper ring suspended horizontally by thin insulating threads directly above Coil A, sharing a common vertical axis.

Experimental setup showing Coil A on a surface connected to a cell and switch, with Coil B suspended directly above it.

The switch in the circuit of Coil A has been closed for a long time.

Describe and explain the direction and the duration of the magnetic force experienced by Coil B at the instant the switch is opened.

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