Using an electromagnetic flowmeter, a heart surgeon monitors the flow rate of blood through an artery. Electrodes A and B make contact with the outer surface of the blood vessel, which has interior diameter 3.30 mm. For a magnetic field magnitude of 0.020 0 T, a potential difference of 110 μV appears between the electrodes. (a) Calculate the speed of the blood.

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Using an electromagnetic flowmeter, a heart surgeon monitors the flow rate of blood through an artery. Electrodes A and B make contact with the outer surface of the blood vessel, which has interior diameter 3.30 mm. For a magnetic field magnitude of 0.020 0 T, a potential difference of 110 μV appears between the electrodes. (a) Calculate the speed of the blood.

Artery
A
To voltmeter
Blood
Electrodes
flow
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           Interior diameter (d) of the blood vessel = 3.30 mm = 0.0033 m

                                              Magnetic field (B) = 0.0200 T

Potential difference (V) between the electrodes = 110 μV = 110 ×10-6 V

Speed of the blood is

vb = VBd

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