Lenz's law: a magnet falling through a coil
Drop a magnet through a coil; induced emf changes sign, current opposes the motion and magnetic braking slows the fall.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 12 |
| Chapter | 6. Electromagnetic Induction |
| NCERT section | 6.3 |
| Level | NEET level |
| Time | about 14 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: Lenz law · Faraday · induced emf · magnetic braking