alleryStart learning →What name is given to currents that swirl inside a solid conducting plate moving in a magnetic field?
AEddy currents
BLeakage currents
CSurface currents
DPhoto currents
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Leakage currents
Induced currents that circulate within a bulk conductor like water in a whirl are called eddy currents.
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