A horizontal wire is free to slide on the vertical rails of a conducting frame, as in

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A horizontal wire is free to slide on the vertical rails of a conducting frame, as in figure. The wire has mass m and length ?, and the resistance of the circuit is R. If a uniform magnetic field is directed perpendicular to the frame, what is the terminal speed of the wire as it falls under the force of gravity? (Neglect friction.)

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College Physics

ISBN: 978-0495113690

7th Edition

Authors: Raymond A. Serway, Jerry S. Faughn, Chris Vuille, Charles A. Bennett

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