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Important Questions on Electromagnetic Induction

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A solid metal cube of edge length 2 cm is moving in the positive y-direction, at a constant speed of 6 m s-1. There is a uniform magnetic field of 0.1 T in the positive z-direction. The potential difference between the two faces of the cube, perpendicular to the x-axis, is
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A square-shaped conducting wire loop of dimension a moving parallel to the x-axis approaches a square region of size b(a<b) where a uniform magnetic field B exists pointing into the plane of the paper (see figure). As the loop passes through this region, the plot correctly depicting its speed (v) as a function of x is.

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A 10 m long horizontal wire extends from North East to South West. It is falling with a speed of 5.0 m s-1, at right angles to the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field of 0.3×10-4 Wb m-2. The value of the induced emf in the wire is:
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A bar magnet falls with its north pole pointing down through the axis of a copper ring. When viewed from above, the current in the ring will be
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An infinitely long straight wire carrying current I, one side opened rectangular loop and a conductor C with a sliding connector are located in the same plane, as shown in the figure. The connector has length l and resistance R. It slides to the right with a velocity v. The resistance of the conductor and the self-inductance of the loop are negligible. The induced current in the loop, as a function of separation r, between the connector and the straight wire is:

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A straight conductor of length 0.4 m is moving with a speed of 7 ms-1 perpendicular to the magnetic field of intensity of 0.9 Wb m-2. The induced emf across the conductor will be
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A rigid wire loop of square shape having side of length L and resistance R is moving along the x-axis with a constant velocity v0 in the plane of the paper. At t=0, the right edge of the loop enters a region of length 3L where there is a uniform magnetic field B0 into the plane of the paper, as shown in the figure. For sufficiently large v0, the loop eventually crosses the region. Let x be the location of the right edge of the loop. Let v(x), I(x) and F(x) represent the velocity of the loop, current in the loop, and force on the loop, respectively, as a function of x. Counter-clockwise current is taken as positive.

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Which of the following schematic plot(s) is(are) correct ? (Ignore gravity)
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Consider a thin metallic sheet perpendicular to the plane of the paper moving with speed v in a uniform magnetic field B going into the plane of the paper (see figure). If charge densities σ1 and σ2 are induced on the left and right surfaces respectively of the sheet, then (ignore fringe effects)

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If a coil of metal wire is kept stationary in a uniform magnetic field, then_______.
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A thin diamagnetic rod is placed vertically between the poles of an electromagnet. When the current in the electromagnet is switched on, then the diamagnetic rod is pushed up, out of the horizontal magnetic field. Hence, the rod gains gravitational potential energy. The work required to do this comes from
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The diagram below shows two circular loops of wire A and B centered on and perpendicular to the x-axis, and oriented with their planes parallel to each other. The y-axis passes vertically through loop A (dashed line). There is a current IB in loop B as shown. Possible actions which we might perform on loop A are

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(i) Move A to the right along x-axis closer to B.
(ii) Move A to the left along x-axis away from B.
(iii) As viewed from above, rotate A clockwise about y-axis.
(iv) As viewed from above, rotate A anticlockwise about y-axis Which of these actions will induce a current in A only in the direction shown.

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An electron moves on a straight line path XY as shown. The abcd is a coil adjacent to the path of electron. What will be the direction of current, if any, induced in the coil?

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Two identical metallic square loops L1 and L2 are placed next to each other with their sides parallel on a smooth horizontal table. Loop L1 is fixed and a current which increases as a function of time is passed through it. Then loop L2
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A metallic rod of length l is tied to a string of length 2l and made to rotate with angular speed ω on a horizontal table with one end of the string fixed. If there is a vertical magnetic field B in the region, the e.m.f. induced across the ends of the rod is:

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A metallic ring of radius a and resistance R is held fixed with its axis along a spatially uniform magnetic field whose magnitude is B0sinωt. Neglect gravity. Then,
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The figure shows a square loop L of side 5 cm which is connected to a network of resistances. The whole setup is moving towards the right with a constant speed of 1 cm s-1 . At some instant, a part of L is in a uniform magnetic field of 1T perpendicular to the plane of the loop. If the resistance of L is 1.7 Ω, the current in the loop at that instant will be close to:
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A 10 cm long perfectly conducting wire PQ is moving, with a velocity 1 cm/s on a pair of horizontal rails of zero resistance. One side of the rails is connected to an inductor L=1 mH and a resistance R=1Ω as shown in figure. The horizontal rails, L and R lie in the same plane with a uniform magnetic field B=1 T perpendicular to the plane. If the key S is closed at certain instant, the current in the circuit after 1 milli second is x×10-3A, where the value of x is_______.
[Assume the velocity of wire PQ remains constant 1cm/s after key S is closed. Given: e-1=0.37, where e is base of the natural logarithm]

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What do you mean by electromagnetic induction? Name the two great experimentalists who carried long series of experiments on electromagnetic induction. You are given two coils one galvanometer, one battery and some connecting wires. Describe a experiment that can show the production of electromagnetic induction.

 

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A 1 m long thin metal bar of negligible resistance weighing 1 kg rests on two metal supports as shown in the figure. The supports are connected in series to an ideal cell and a resistance. A uniform magnetic field 0.5 T is applied in the region normal to the plane of the paper and into the paper. Maximum emf that the cell can have without breaking the circuit in volt is
(Acceleration due to gravity =10 m s-2 )

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A conducting bar of mass m and length l moves on two frictionless parallel rails in the presence of a constant uniform magnetic field of magnitude B directed into the page as shown in the figure.The bar is given an initial velocity v0 towards the right at t=0.
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Then, the