Calc EMF Induced in Flat Circular Coil: 100T, 10cm Radius

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The discussion focuses on calculating the electromotive force (EMF) induced in a flat circular coil with 100 turns and a radius of 10 cm, subjected to a uniform magnetic field increasing at a rate of 0.1 T/s. The key takeaway is the application of Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, specifically EMF = -dΦ/dt, where Φ is the magnetic flux. The magnetic flux is calculated as Φ = B * A, where A is the area of the coil. The correct approach involves finding the area of the coil rather than using the circumference, which was a common mistake noted in the discussion.

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A flat, circular coil has 100 turns of wire, each of radius 10cm. A uniform magnetic field exists in a direction perpendicular to plane of coil. The field is increasing at a rate of 0.1 T/s. Calculate the EMF induced in the coil.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm awful with electromagnetism.
 
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Do you know Faraday's law? This is a pretty straight forward application of Faraday's law. Just do the EMF induced in 1 turn of the wire, and then multiply by 100 since there's 100 turns. It's just that simple.
 
It's finding the EMF induced in one turn that's the problem. I know EMF=-d\Phi/dt but I don't know how to find that when I'm just given the rate of increase of B.
 
\Phi=\int_S{BdA}

Now, since the B field is constant over that surface, and is perpendicular to that surface:

\Phi=B*A

Therefore

\frac{d\Phi}{dt}=\frac{d(B*A)}{dt}

Can you figure it out from there?
 
Thanks for your help. Iurns out I was using the circumference rather than the area, which was giving me the wrong answer!
 

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