A spacecraft orbiting the Earth has a coil of wire in it. An astronaut measures a small current in the coil, although there is no battery connected to it and there are no magnets on the spacecraft. What is causing the current?

A spacecraft orbiting the Earth has a coil of wire in it. An astronaut measures a small current in the coil, although there is no battery connected to it and there are no magnets on the spacecraft. What is causing the current?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter23: Faraday’s Law And Inductance

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