A2L Item 238

Goal: Reason with Faraday’s law

Source: 283-720 Faraday’s Law

For which of the following is there an induced emf?

  1. A conducting rod is pulled on conducting
    rails that are placed in a uniform magnetic field directed into the
    page.
  2. A conducting loop moves through a uniform magnetic field
    directed into the page.
  3. A conducting loop rotates in a uniform
    magnetic field directed into the page.
  4. A conducting loop moves
    in a magnetic field produced by an infinite current-carrying wire.
  1. A only
  2. A and B only
  3. A and C only
  4. A and D only
  5. B and C only
  6. A, B, and C
  7. A, C, and D
  8. All of them
  9. None of the above

Commentary:

Answer

(3) Viewing the various cases using the Lorentz force law helps students
understand why current flows in those loops experiencing a change of
magnetic flux.