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Georgia moves an unattached piece of wire back and forth over a magnet. Which best explains what will happen?

A current will be induced because the wire moves through a magnetic field.
A current will not be induced because the wire moves through a magnetic field.
A current will be induced because the wire is not part of a closed circuit.
A current will not be induced because the wire is not part of a closed circuit.

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A current will not be induced because the wire is not part of a closed circuit.

Explanation: moving the wire through the magnetic field produces a motional emf (a potential difference between its ends), but without a closed path for charges to flow there is no continuous current.