How Does Lenz's Law Apply to EMF in a Triaxially Bent Wire?

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The problem involves a wire bent into three circular segments, each a quadrant of a circle, situated in different planes. A uniform magnetic field is applied, and the task is to determine the magnitude of the electromotive force (emf) developed in the wire as the magnetic field changes over time.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Mathematical reasoning

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants discuss the application of Faraday's law and Lenz's law, particularly how to calculate the emf using the formula involving the change in magnetic flux. There is uncertainty regarding how to handle the components of the wire situated in different planes and how to calculate the effective area contributing to the emf.

Discussion Status

Some participants have provided guidance on the projected area for the magnetic flux and suggested that the area can be simplified. There appears to be ongoing clarification regarding whether to treat each segment separately or to use a combined area approach.

Contextual Notes

The problem setup includes specific dimensions and a rate of change of the magnetic field, which are critical for the calculations but may not be fully addressed in the discussion.

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Homework Statement


A wire is bent into three circular segments each of radius r=9.2 cm. each segment is a quadrant of circle, ab lying in the xy plane, bc, in the yz plane, and ca lying in the zx plane. If a uniform magnetic field points in the positive x direction, what is in volts the magnitude of the emf developed in the wire when B increases at the rate of 3.4 mT/s?
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so what i used was faraday's law and lenz's law by using the formula
[tex]\epsilon[/tex]=d(B A)/dt
and then since area (A) is constant you can bring it out. and area would equal 1/4[tex]\pi[/tex]r[tex]^{2}[/tex] and the dB/dt is given. the only problem is that i don't know what to do with the components as you have the pieces on all three axis and how wood i deal with each component?
 
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There are no components for the EMF. Your projected area seems right.
Just multiply A and dB/dt.
 
oh so jus do it for each section and add it up or make it 3/4pi*r^2 time dB/dt
 
No. The projected area area for the flux is just the pi*r^2/4.
 
oh ok thanks a lot
 

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