Conceptual Questions Chap.

20
1.

Wearing a metal bracelet in a region with a strong magnetic field can be

hazardous. Why?
If the magnetic field should change rapidly, a large emf could be induced in the
bracelet. This could cause either a high-voltage arc in a gap in the bracelet, or a large
current that leads to resistance heating in the case of a continuous band.
2.
How is electrical energy produced in dams (i.e. how is the energy of motion of
water
converted
to the
AC blades
electricity)?
Falling the
water
pushes
against
of a turbine, causing the rotor of an AC
generator to spin. The spinning rotor causes a coil to turn in a magnetic field, which
creates an induced emf in the coil. This induced emf is the voltage source for the
current in our electric power lines.
3.
A bar magnet is dropped toward a conducting ring at rest on the floor. As the
As the bar
magnet
toward
a magnetic
is produced
the ring that
magnet
fallsfalls
toward
the the
ring,ring,
does
it move asfield
an object
fallingby
freely?
opposes the change in flux through it. The net result is an upward force that prevents
the bar magnet from experiencing free fall.
4.

A magneto is used to cause the spark in a spark plug in many lawn mowers
today. A magneto consists of a permanent magnet mounted on the flywheel so
As the that
magnet
moves
past thehow
fixedthis
coil,
the magnetic
flux through
the
it spins
pastatahigh
fixedspeed
coil. Explain
arrangement
generates
a large
enough
potential
to as
cause
the spark.
coil changes
very
rapidly,difference
increasing
the magnet
approaches the coil and decreasing
as the magnet moves away. The rapid change in flux through the coil induces a large
emf, large enough to cause a spark across the gap in the spark plug.