A Coil of Wire Is Connected to a Galvanometer

question 71

Multiple Choice

A coil of wire is connected to a galvanometer.When the coil is rotated in a magnetic field,the galvanometer records a current.The current results because

• A)the coil acts like a transformer.
• B)the free electrons in the conductor experience a force when they move in the magnetic field.
• C)an electromagnetic wave is generated.
• D)the wire is ferromagnetic.
• E)none of the above.

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