The motion of copper plate is damped when it is allowed to oscillate between the two poles of a magnet. What is the cause of this damping?

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As the plate oscillate, the changing magnetic flux through the plate produces a strong eddy current in the direction, which opposes the cause. 

Also, copper being diamagnetic substance, it gets magnetised in the opposite direction, so the plate motion gets damped.

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As the plate oscillate, the changing magnetic flux through the plate produces a strong eddy current in the direction, which opposes the cause. 

Also, copper being diamagnetic substance, it gets magnetised in the opposite direction, so the plate motion gets damped.

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