A conducting circular loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 0.4 T with its plane perpendicular to the field. Somehow, the radius of the loop starts expanding at a constant rate of 1mm/s. The magnitude of induced emf in the loop at an instant when the radius of the loop is 2 cm will be ____ μV.
Answer: 50
Solution
The flux through the loop is ϕ=BA=Bπr2, and the induced emf is its rate of change: ε=dtdϕ=BdtdA=B(2πr)dtdr. Substituting B=0.4T, r=2cm=0.02m and dtdr=1mm s−1=10−3m s−1 gives ε=0.4×2π×0.02×10−3=16π×10−6V. The magnitude of the induced emf is about 50μV.