Can you induce motion by changing magnetic field on a body which isn't magnetic?

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In this video demonstration of Lenz's law, the narrator starts with a substance which doesn't respond to the magnetic field of a bar magnet yet when he moves the bar magnet in relative motion to the copper coil, the coil responds by producing an oscillatory motion.. so, this leads to my question: Why does the
non magnetic copper coil able to respond only to the change of magnetic field ?

Kristoffer Sjöö · Answer

Short answer: the motion of the magnet represents a change in the magnetic field across the coil. The changing magnetic field induces currents in the coil. The currents create a magnetic field of their own. Thus the coil becomes, briefly, magnetic and the magnet is able to move it.

Answered by Kristoffer Sjöö on January 23, 2021

Can you induce motion by changing magnetic field on a body which isn't magnetic?

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