Question: A bar magnet is thrust into a loop of wire as sketched in Figure P21.6. Before the magnet reaches the center of the loop, what

A bar magnet is thrust into a loop of wire as sketched in Figure P21.6. Before the magnet reaches the center of the loop, what is the direction of the induced current as seen by the observer on the right, clockwise or counterclockwise? 


Figure 21.6


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