Electromagnetic Induction
 

Electromagnetic Induction problem 31


A bar magnet is suspended vertically from the free end of a helical spring, as shown in the figure below.




One pole of the magnet is situated in a coil. The coil is connected in series with a high-resistance voltmeter. The magnet is displaced vertically and then released. The variation with time of the reading of the voltmeter is shown in the graph below.




    • State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.


    • Use Faraday’s law to explain why


      • there is a reading on the voltmeter,


      • this reading varies in magnitude,


      • the reading has both positive and negative values.


  • Use the graph above to determine the frequency of the oscillations of the magnet.


 

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