In the figure, a metal rod is forced to move with constant velocity along two parallel metal rails, connected with a strip of metal at one end. A magnetic field of magnitude B = 0.287 T points out of the page. (a) If the rails are separated by 35.0 cm and the speed of the rod is 55.5 cm/s, what is the magnitude of the emf generated in volts? (b) If the rod has a resistance of 23.5 Nand the rails and connector have negligible resistance, what is the current in amperes in the rod? (c) At what rate is energy being transferred to thermal energy? B (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units (c) Number i Units

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In the figure, a metal rod is forced to move with constant velocity along two parallel metal rails, connected with a strip of metal at
one end. A magnetic field of magnitude B = 0.287 T points out of the page. (a) If the rails are separated by 35.0 cm and the speed of
the rod is 55.5 cm/s, what is the magnitude of the emf generated in volts? (b) If the rod has a resistance of 23.5 Q and the rails and
connector have negligible resistance, what is the current in amperes in the rod? (c) At what rate is energy being transferred to
thermal energy?
(a) Number
Units
(b) Number
Units
(c) Number
Units
Transcribed Image Text:In the figure, a metal rod is forced to move with constant velocity along two parallel metal rails, connected with a strip of metal at one end. A magnetic field of magnitude B = 0.287 T points out of the page. (a) If the rails are separated by 35.0 cm and the speed of the rod is 55.5 cm/s, what is the magnitude of the emf generated in volts? (b) If the rod has a resistance of 23.5 Q and the rails and connector have negligible resistance, what is the current in amperes in the rod? (c) At what rate is energy being transferred to thermal energy? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) Number Units
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