Motional EMF

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Motional EMF: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Motion of Conducting Rod in Earth's Magnetic Field and Various Cases,Energy Conservation in Electromagnetic Induction as Quantitative Analysis,Motional Emf in a Rotating Conducting Disc etc.

Important Questions on Motional EMF

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The figure given below shows an arrangement by which current flows through the bulb (X) connected with coil B, when a.c. is passed through coil A.

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(i) Name the phenomenon involved.

(ii) If a copper sheet is inserted in the gap between the coils, explain how the brightness of the bulb would change.

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A conducting rod of length rotates with a uniform angular velocity ω about its perpendicular bisector. A uniform magnetic field B exists parallel to the axis of rotation. The potential difference between the two ends of the rod

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A metallic rod of 1 m length is rotated with a frequency of 50 revolution per second, with one end hinged at the centre and the other end at the circumference of a circular metallic ring of radius 1 m about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plane of the ring. A constant uniform magnetic field of 1 T parallel to the axis is present everywhere. The emf between the centre and the metallic ring is

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The spokes of a wheel are made of metal and their lengths are of one metre. On rotating the wheel about its own axis in a uniform magnetic field of 5×10-5 tesla normal to the plane of wheel, a potential difference of 3.14mV is generated between the rim and the axis. The rotational velocity of the wheel is

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A conducting rod of length l is hinged at point O. It is free to rotate in vertical plane. There exists a uniform magnetic field B in horizontal direction. The rod is released from position shown in the figure. When rod makes an angle θ from released position then potential difference between two ends of the rod is proportional to:

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The figure shows a rod of length l with points A and B on it. The rod is moved in a uniform magnetic field B0 in different ways as shown. In which case, the potential difference VA-VB between A and B is minimum?

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A thin semicircular conducting ring (PQR) of radius r is falling with its plane vertical in a horizontal magnetic field B, as shown in the figure. The potential difference developed across the ring whẹn its speed is v, is:

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A metallic rod of length l is tied to a string of length 2I 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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An equilateral triangular loop ADC having some resistance is pulled with a constant velocity v out of a uniform magnetic field directed into the paper. At time t=0, side DC of the loop is at the edge of the magnetic field. The induced current (i) versus time (t) graph will be as

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A conducting ring is placed in a uniform magnetic field with its plane perpendicular to the field. An emf is induced in the ring if

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A semicircular wire of radius R is rotated with constant angular velocity ω about an axis passing through one end and perpendicular to the plane of the wire. There is a uniform magnetic field of strength B. The induced e.m.f. between the ends is:

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A rectangular coil has 60 turns and its length and width is 20 and 10 cm respectively. The coil rotates at a speed of 1800 rotation per minute in a uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T. Then the maximum induced emf will be-

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When a magnet moves near a conducting coil, a current gets induced in the coil. What is the source of this electrical energy generated in the coil?

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A copper rod of length l is rotated about one end, perpendicular to the magnetic field B, with constant angular velocity ω. The induced emf between the two ends of the rod is,

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A wheel with 20 metallic spokes each 1 m long is rotated with a speed of 120 rpm in a plane perpendicular to a magnetic field of 0.4 G. The induced emf between the axle and rim of the wheel will be, 1 G=10-4 T

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If a disc is rotated about its axis and if magnetic field is uniform and along the axis of rotation than what the potential difference between the edges of diameter AB-

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A metal conductor of length 1 m rotates vertically about one of its ends at angular velocity 5 radian per second. If the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is 0.2×10-4 T, then the emf developed between the two ends of the conductor is

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A metallic rod of length 4 m is rotating about perpendicular bisector of the rod with angular velocity of 2 rad s-1 in presence of transverse magnetic field of 0.5 T. Potential difference developed across ends of rod is

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Cotyledons are also called-

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A wire is bent to form a semicircle of radius a . The wire rotates about its one end with angular velocity ω . Axis of rotation being perpendicular to the plane of the semicircle. In the space, a uniform magnetic field of induction B exists along the axis of rotation, as shown in figure. Then

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