Chapter 30

Faradays Law of Induction

PHY102
Summer 2015
Practice Problems
Instructor: Asad Hasan:

2.
A flat loop of wire consisting of a single turn of cross-sectional area 8.00 cm 2 is
perpendicular to a magnetic field that increases uniformly in magnitude from 0.500 T to 2.50
T in 1.00 s. What is the resulting induced current if the loop has a resistance of 2.00 ?
P31.2

4
2
B A 2.50 T 0.500 T 8.00 10 m 1 N s 1 V
B

t
t
1.00 s
1 T C m 1 N

1.60 mV and I loop

1.60 mV

0.800 mA
R
2.00

3.
A 25-turn circular coil of wire has diameter 1.00 m. It is placed with its axis along the
direction of the Earths magnetic field of 50.0 T, and then in 0.200 s it is flipped 180. An
average emf of what magnitude is generated in the coil?
P31.3

cos f cos
BA cos
2 cos180 cos 0
NB r 2
25.0 50.0 10 6 T 0.500 m

t
t
0.200 s

9.82 mV

4.
A rectangular loop of area A is placed in a region where the magnetic field is
perpendicular to the plane of the loop. The magnitude of the field is allowed to vary in time
according to B = Bmax e t/, where Bmax and are constants. The field has the constant value
Bmax for t < 0. (a) Use Faradays law to show that the emf induced in the loop is given by

ABmax

e t /

(b) Obtain a numerical value for at t = 4.00 s when A = 0.160 m2, Bmax = 0.350 T, and = 2.00
s. (c) For the values of A, Bmax, and given in (b), what is the maximum value of ?
P31.4

ABmax t
d B
dB
A

e
dt
dt

(a)

(b)

0.160 m 0.350 T e

(c)

At t 0 28.0 mV

2.00 s

4.00 2.00

3.79 mV

4.

(a) A loop of wire in the shape of a rectangle of width w and length L and a long, straight wire

carrying a current I lie on a tabletop as shown in Figure P31.9. (a) Determine the magnetic flux
through the loop due to the current I. (b) Suppose the current is changing with time according to I = a
+ bt, where a and b are constants. Determine the emf that is induced in the loop if b = 10.0 A/s, h =
1.00 cm, w = 10.0 cm, and L = 100 cm. What is the direction of the induced current in the rectangle?

Figure P31.9
P31.9

(a)

d B B dA

(b)

h w
0 I
IL dx
IL h w
Ldx : B 0
0 ln
h

2 x
2

x
2
h

d B
d IL h w
0 ln
h

dt
dt 2

4 10

T m A 1.00 m
2

L h w

0 ln

dI
dt

1.00 10.0
10.0 A s 4.80 V

1.00

ln

The long wire produces magnetic flux into the page through the rectangle,
shown by the first hand in the figure to the right.
As the magnetic flux increases, the rectangle produces its own magnetic
field out of the page, which it does by carrying counterclockwise
current (second hand in the figure).

20.

Consider the arrangement shown in Figure P31.20. Assume that R = 6.00 , = 1.20 m, and a

uniform 2.50-T magnetic field is directed into the page. At what speed should the bar be moved to
produce a current of 0.500 A in the resistor?

Figure P31.20
I

P31.20

Bl v

R
R

v 1.00 m s

FIG. P31.20
21.

Figure P31.20 shows a top view of a bar that can slide without friction. The resistor is 6.00

and a 2.50-T magnetic field is directed perpendicularly downward, into the paper. Let = 1.20 m. (a)
Calculate the applied force required to move the bar to the right at a constant speed of 2.00 m/s. (b) At
what rate is energy delivered to the resistor?
(a)

P31.21

FB I l B I l B

and

R
Bl v

we get

FB

When

Bl v
B2 l 2 v 2.50

l B
R
R

1.20 2 2.00
6.00

3.00 N .

The applied force is 3.00 N to the right .

(b)

22.

P I 2R

B2 l 2 v 2
6.00 W or P Fv 6.00 W
R

FIG. P31.21

A conducting rod of length moves on two horizontal, frictionless rails, as shown in Figure

P31.20. If a constant force of 1.00 N moves the bar at 2.00 m/s through a magnetic field B that is
directed into the page, (a) what is the current through the 8.00- resistor R? (b) What is the rate at
which energy is delivered to the resistor? (c) What is the mechanical power delivered by the force Fapp?
P31.22

FB I l B and Bl v

43.

Bl v
IR

so B
R
R
lv
I 2l R
and I
lv

FB v
0.500 A
R

(a)

FB

(b)

I 2 R 2.00 W

(c)

For constant force, P F v 1.00 N 2.00 m s 2.00 W .

A conducting rectangular loop of mass M, resistance R, and dimensions w by falls from rest

into a magnetic field B as shown in Figure P31.43. During the time interval before the top edge of the
loop reaches the field, the loop approaches a terminal speed vT. (a) Show that

vT

MgR
B 2 w2

(b) Why is vT proportional to R? (c) Why is it inversely proportional to B2?

Figure P31.43

P31.43

(a)

At terminal speed,
B2 w 2 vT
BwvT

wB

wB

R
R

Mg FB IwB
or
(b)

vT

MgR
B2 2

The emf is directly proportional to vT , but the

current is inversely proportional to R. A large R
means a small current at a given speed, so the loop
must travel faster to get FB mg .

FIG. P31.43
(c)

At a given speed, the current is directly proportional to the magnetic field. But the force is
proportional to the product of the current and the field. For a small B, the speed must increase
2
to compensate for both the small B and also the current, so vT B .

58.
A conducting rod moves with a constant velocity v in a direction perpendicular to a
long, straight wire carrying a current I as shown in Figure P31.58. Show that the magnitude
of the emf generated between the ends of the rod is
0 vI
2r
In this case, note that the emf decreases with increasing r, as you might expect.

B=

o I
and B BdA . Therefore,
2r

| |

d B o I d dr
I d
I v

o ln r o
dt
2 dt r
2 dt
2 r

63.
A conducting rod of length moves with velocity v parallel to a long wire carrying a
steady current I. The axis of the rod is maintained perpendicular to the wire with the near
end a distance r away, as shown in Figure P31.63. Show that the magnitude of the emf
induced in the rod is
0 Iv ln 1
2
r

Figure P31.63

P31.63

Find an expression for the flux through a rectangular area swept out
by the bar in time t. The magnetic field at a distance x from wire is
B

0 I
and B BdA . Therefore,
2 x

0 Ivt
2

Then,

r l

vt

dx
where vt is the distance the bar has moved in time t.
x

Iv
d B
l
0 ln 1

dt
2
r

FIG. P31.63

64.
A rectangular loop of dimensions and w moves with a constant velocity v away from
a long wire that carries a current I in the plane of the loop (Fig. P31.64). The total resistance of
the loop is R. Derive an expression that gives the current in the loop at the instant the near
side is a distance r from the wire.

Figure P31.64

P31.64 The magnetic field at a distance x from a long wire is B

the loop.
d B

0 I
l dx so
2 x

Therefore,

0 I l
2

rw

0 I
. Find an expression for the flux through
2 x

dx 0 I l
w

ln 1

x
2
r

d B 0 I l v w
0 I l v w

and I
.
dt
2 r r w
R
2 Rr r w