A solid copper disc suspended like a pendulum swings between the poles of a strong magnet

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Problem

A solid copper disc suspended like a pendulum swings between the poles of a strong magnet. (i) Explain why its oscillations are quickly damped. (ii) Predict qualitatively how the damping will change if several narrow radial slots are cut in the disc.

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