A horizontal conducting rod of mass
m
and length
L
is free to slide on two vertical conducting rails as shown, where there is a magnetised field of intensity
B
directed inside the screen and the resistance of the resistor is
R
. Find the distance travelled by the rod after
t
seconds.
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Thts brilliant... (+1)
Nicely done!(+1)
Just put t=0. Only one option satisfies
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Let v be the velocity at any point of the movement of the rod. We see that the induced emf is ϵ = B L v . Then, the current is I = R ϵ = R B L v and the magnetic force, which goes upwards, has a magnitude of F m = I L B = R B 2 L 2 v .
Now, if we apply Newton's 2nd law we get: m g − F m = m a , which is:
m g − R B 2 L 2 v = m d t d v
This is an easy differential equation, which we can solve as a separable function:
m g R − B 2 L 2 v = m R d t d v
d t = m g R − B 2 L 2 v m R d v
Integrate both sides:
∫ 0 t d t = ∫ 0 v m g R − B 2 L 2 v m R d v
t = − B 2 L 2 m R ln ( m g R − B 2 L 2 v ) ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 v
t = B 2 L 2 m R ln ( m g R − B 2 L 2 v m g R )
Now, solve for v in terms of t :
m R B 2 L 2 t = ln ( m g R − B 2 L 2 v m g R )
e m R B 2 L 2 t = m g R − B 2 L 2 v m g R
m g R e − m R B 2 L 2 t = m g R − B 2 L 2 v
B 2 L 2 v = m g R ( 1 − e − m R B 2 L 2 t )
v = B 2 L 2 m g R ( 1 − e − m R B 2 L 2 t )
Finally, find the distance travelled:
d = ∫ 0 t v d t = B 2 L 2 m g R ( t + B 2 L 2 m R e − m R B 2 L 2 t ) ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 t
d = B 2 L 2 m g R ( t − B 2 L 2 m R ( 1 − e − m R B 2 L 2 t ) )