Rotating Conductors & AC Generator
A rod of length rotates with a uniform angular velocity about its perpendicular bisector, in a uniform magnetic field . The direction of magnetic field is parallel to the axis of rotation. The potential difference between the two ends of the rod is _________ V.
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- Rotating about the perpendicular bisector, each half is a rod of length rotating about the centre.
- Each end is at the same potential difference from the centre, in the same sense.
- So both ends are at the same potential: .