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What is the induced emf in the rod?
An emf induced by motion relative to a magnetic field is called a motional emf. This is represented by the equation emf = LvB, where L is length of the object moving at speed v relative to the strength of the magnetic field B.
How do you determine the direction of an induced emf?
Stretch the forefinger, middle finger and the thumb of the right hand mutually perpendicular to each other. If the force finger points in the direction of the magnetic field, the thumb gives the direction of the motion of the conductor then the middle finger gives the direction of the induced current.
What emf is induced in this loop?
The emf induced in a circuit is directly proportional to the time rate of change of the magnetic flux through the circuit. Assume a loop enclosing an area A lies in a uniform magnetic field. = BA cos θ. The induced emf is ε = – d/dt (BA cos θ).
How can Earth’s magnetic field be used to induce emf in a coil?
There are therefore three ways an emf can be induced in a loop: Change the magnetic field. Change the area of the loop. Change the angle between the field and the loop.
How do you find the emf of a magnetic field?
Calculating the induced EMF Magnetic flux = Magnetic field strength x Area = BA. Therefore…Induced EMF = (change in Magnetic Flux Density x Area)/change in Time. Therefore, Induced EMF = (Bπr2n)/t.
Which is true about the emf induced in a loop by a magnet?
The size is the same but the current is now reversed. Which is true about the emf induced in a loop by a magnet? It is equal to the inverse of the rate at which the magnetic flux through the loop changes. It is equal to the magnetic flux through the loop.
What is the direction of induced magnetic field?
The induced magnetic field is in a direction that tends to cancel out the change in the magnetic field in the loop of wire. So, you can use the Right Hand Rule to find the direction of the induced current by remembering that the induced magnetic field is opposite in direction to the change in the magnetic field.
Is induced emf clockwise or counterclockwise?
a. Clockwise. Since the ‘dot’ field is increasing hence the induced magnetic field is’cross’,i.e. into the page and by the right-hand rule the induced current is clockwise.
What is an induced magnetic field?
Electromagnetic or magnetic induction is the production of an electromotive force across an electrical conductor in a changing magnetic field. Lenz’s law describes the direction of the induced field.
How is induced emf produced?
An emf is induced in the coil when a bar magnet is pushed in and out of it. Emfs of opposite signs are produced by motion in opposite directions, and the emfs are also reversed by reversing poles. The same results are produced if the coil is moved rather than the magnet—it is the relative motion that is important.