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Rotating Square Loop in Constant B-field

 
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Apr21-12, 08:43 PM   #1
 

Rotating Square Loop in Constant B-field


1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
A square loop (length along one side = 20 cm) rotates in a constant magnetic field which has a magnitude of 2.0 T. At an instant when the angle between the field and the normal to the plane of the loop is equal to 20° and increasing at the rate of 10°/s, what is the magnitude of the induced emf in the loop?

a. 13mV
b. 0.27V
c. 4.8mV
d. 14mV
e. 2.2mV
2. Relevant equations

[itex]\epsilon[/itex] = - [itex]\frac{d\Phi}{dt}[/itex]

[itex]\Phi[/itex] = BAcos([itex]\theta[/itex]) = BAcos([itex]\omega[/itex]t)

[itex]d\Phi[/itex] = -BA[itex]\omega[/itex]sin([itex]\omega[/itex]t)

3. The attempt at a solution

I'm trying to study for an exam and I've got this practice question that I can answer but my answer never matches. I keep getting b as an answer and I'm not sure if it's right.

[itex]\epsilon[/itex] = BAcos([itex]\omega[/itex]t) = (2T)(0.2m)2(10)sin(10t)

I use t = 2s since it asks for [itex]\theta[/itex] = 20° and I get

[itex]\epsilon[/itex] = (2T)(0.2m)2(10)sin(20) ≈ 0.27 V

Am I making a mistake or a wrong assumption anywhere or could it be the answer is incorrectly marked?

Thanks!
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Apr21-12, 09:30 PM   #2
 
Using "10" might be fine inside the argument of the sine function, but if you're taking it outside when you take the derivative, you need to convert it to rad/s.
Apr21-12, 09:51 PM   #3
 
Thanks, didn't think of that.
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