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    When a magnet is dropped through a copper tube, Lenz's law causes it to fall more slowly than expected. Lenz's law states that an induced magnetic field opposes the change that created it. The magnet induces a current in the copper, which generates a magnetic field opposing the magnet's field, repelling it and slowing its fall.

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    When a magnet is dropped through a copper tube, Lenz's law causes it to fall more slowly than expected. Lenz's law states that an induced magnetic field opposes the change that created it. The magnet induces a current in the copper, which generates a magnetic field opposing the magnet's field, repelling it and slowing its fall.

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    When a magnet is dropped through a copper tube, Lenz's law causes it to fall more slowly than expected. Lenz's law states that an induced magnetic field opposes the change that created it. The magnet induces a current in the copper, which generates a magnetic field opposing the magnet's field, repelling it and slowing its fall.

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    When a magnet is dropped through a copper tube, Lenz's law causes it to fall more slowly than expected. Lenz's law states that an induced magnetic field opposes the change that created it. The magnet induces a current in the copper, which generates a magnetic field opposing the magnet's field, repelling it and slowing its fall.

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