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Chapter 23, Problem 3CQ(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 3CQ
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In a common classroom demonstration, a magnet is dropped down a long, vertical copper tube. The magnet moves very slowly as it moves through the tube, taking several seconds to reach the bottom. Explain this behavior.
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Problem 3CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
In a common classroom demonstration, a magnet is dropped down a long, vertical copper tube. The magnet moves very slowly as it moves through the tube, taking several seconds to reach the bottom. Explain this behavior.
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Here, we have to explain why the magnet is falling slowly when it is allowed to fall through a copper tube.