When a piece of iron is placed in a changing magnetic field, it gets heated due to flow of________.?

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Solution

When magnetic field is changing, then flux linked with the iron changes hence emf is induced in the iron , therefore induced current will flow through the iron.

It gets heated up due to flow of induced current.

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