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So I need to study Lenz's law and have only learned the absolute basics so far. I'm a little stuck on this study question. I'd really appreciate anyone who helps solidify my understanding of it a little bit!
Consider a circular loop of wire near a long, steady-current-carrying wire, as shown below:
[PLAIN]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6899/phystopic3.gif
(1) What happens when the loop is moved up (as shown by direction v in the diagram)? Down? To the right? If current flows, is it CW or CCW?
(2) Is a magnetic force acting on the loop? If so, in what direction?
None applicable, I don't think.
So Lenz's law states that the flow of an induced current opposes whatever is causing it. So in attempting to answer each part of the question, I have:
(1) When the loop is moved up, current is induced which flows CCW (I'm sure of this). When the loop moves down, current is induced which flows CW. (I'm sort of sure of this). When the loop moves right (parallel to the wire), nothing happens, because no current is induced. (Again, sort of sure)
(2) A magnetic force from the current carrying wire is acting on the loop down into the page. The reason that I think this is from the magnetic field induced from current flowing in the wire as shown here:
[PLAIN]http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/4169/whyit1.jpg
Do I have these things right? Or do I have some parts backwards?
Homework Statement
Consider a circular loop of wire near a long, steady-current-carrying wire, as shown below:
[PLAIN]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6899/phystopic3.gif
(1) What happens when the loop is moved up (as shown by direction v in the diagram)? Down? To the right? If current flows, is it CW or CCW?
(2) Is a magnetic force acting on the loop? If so, in what direction?
Homework Equations
None applicable, I don't think.
The Attempt at a Solution
So Lenz's law states that the flow of an induced current opposes whatever is causing it. So in attempting to answer each part of the question, I have:
(1) When the loop is moved up, current is induced which flows CCW (I'm sure of this). When the loop moves down, current is induced which flows CW. (I'm sort of sure of this). When the loop moves right (parallel to the wire), nothing happens, because no current is induced. (Again, sort of sure)
(2) A magnetic force from the current carrying wire is acting on the loop down into the page. The reason that I think this is from the magnetic field induced from current flowing in the wire as shown here:
[PLAIN]http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/4169/whyit1.jpg
Do I have these things right? Or do I have some parts backwards?
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