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An artificial satellite with a metal surface is orbiting the earth around the poles. Will there by any induced current due to earth's magnetic field ?

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Yes, induced current will be there. This is because, at poles, earth's magnetic field is totally vertical. The orbiting satellite will intercept this field and emf will be induced.
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