Induction, Faraday's Law, and Lenz' Law

1. The diagram below shows a uniform magnetic field confined to a cylindrical region of space (seen end on). The magnitude of the field is B = 1.72 T. The circular cross-section of the region has a radius of 0.10 m. The magnetic field is also shown with three different square regions. The sides of the square regions are L₁ = L₂ = 0.30 m and L₃ = 0.10 m.
   (a) Find the flux in each square region.
   (b) If the flux is increasing 0.025 T/s, what is the induced emf around the perimeter of each square region–

   

2. In the diagram below, a circular loop is in a uniform magnetic field B = 0.045 T. The field is oriented at an angle of θ = 25° to normal to the loop. The radius of the loop is 10 cm.
   (a) Find the magnetic flux through the loop.
   (b) If the magnetic field decreases at a rate of 0.050 T/s, find the induced emf in the loop.
   (c) If, instead, the radius of the loop increases at 0.10 m/s, find the induced emf in the loop.
   (d) If direction of the magnetic field increases at the rate of 2.5 rad/s find the induced emf in the loop.
   (e) If all the above changes occur at the same time, find the induced emf in the loop.
   (f) Which way would a current flow in each case.
   

3. A single circular hoop moves with constant velocity through regions where uniform magnetic fields of the same magnitude are directed either into or out of the plane of the page as indicated below. Determined the direction of the induced current, if any, at each of the seven marked positions. HINT: sketch the flux as a function of position.
   
   

4. The DC-10 jet aircraft has a wingspan of 47 m. If such an aircraft is flying horizontally at 960 km/h at a place where the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field is 60 μT, what is the induced emf between its wingtips?
   

5. In diagram (a) below, an equilateral triangle is just entering, at time t = 0, a region of constant magnetic field B = 0.335 T into the page. In diagram (b) at some later time t > 0, the triangle has moved a distance x into the magnetic field. The triangle has sides of length L = 1.20 m long and is moving to the right at constant speed v = dx/dt = 2.50 m/s.
   (a) Derive an expression for the magnetic flux φm as a function of x. Hints: The area of a triangle is one-half the base times the height. Consider similar triangles.
   (b) What is the magnitude of the induced emf at t = 0.30 s?
   (c) What is the direction of the induced emf at t = 0.30 s? Fully explain your reasoning.
   (d) If the resistance of the wire is 0.50 Ω, what is the current in the wire?
   
   

6. Two parallel conducting rails are inclined at 30 degrees to the horizontal, and are joined at the top by a length of copper wire; the rails and wire have negligible resistance. A 0.40 m long conducting rod of resistance 2.00 Ω slides without friction down the rails. Sliding through the magnetic field induces a current in the rod. The current-carrying rod then experiences a force from the external magnetic field. Assuming that the component of the magnetic field perpendicular to the incline, B9, points up, what magnitude must it have to ensure that the rod slides with a constant velocity of 5.00 m/s. The mass of the rod is 50.0 g. If the perpendicular component of the magnetic field pointed down what effect would this have? Why can we neglect the parallel component of the magnetic field, B_z?
   
   

7. The inductors in the circuit shown below are magnetically shielded from one another so that they do not produce flux in one another. Determine the time constant of the circuit. Determine how long it takes the current through the resistor to reach 85% of its maximum. At this point, what is the energy stored in each inductor?
   
   

Questions? mike.coombes@kwantlen.ca