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Motional EMF

A long rectangular conducting loop of width 'll' mass 'mm' and resistance 'RR' is placed partly in a perpendicular magnetic field 'BB'. With what velocity should it be pushed downwards so that it may continue to fall without any acceleration? (gg = acceleration due to gravity)

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Answer: (b)

  1. Falling with speed vv, the loop has emf e=Blve = Blv and current I=BlvRI = \dfrac{Blv}{R}.
  2. Magnetic force on the side of length ll: F=BIl=B2l2vRF = BIl = \dfrac{B^2l^2v}{R}, upward.
  3. No acceleration: B2l2vR=mg\dfrac{B^2l^2v}{R} = mg
  4. So the answer is (b) v=mgRB2l2v = \dfrac{mgR}{B^2l^2}.
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