A particle accelerator sends high-velocity charged particles down an evacuated pipe. Explain how a coil of wire wrapped around the pipe could detect the passage of individual particles. Sketch a graph of the voltage output of the coil as a single particle passes through it.

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A particle accelerator sends high-velocity charged particles down an evacuated pipe. Explain how a coil of wire wrapped
around the pipe could detect the passage of individual particles. Sketch a graph of the voltage output of the coil as a single
particle passes through it.

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