Chapter 28, Problem 46P

In Fig. 28-44, a metal wire of mass m = 24.1 mg can slide with negligible friction on two horizontal parallel rails separated by distance d = 2.56 cm. The track lies in a vertical uniform magnetic field of magnitude 56.3 mT. At time t = 0, device G is connected to the rails, producing a constant current i = 9.13 mA in the wire and rails (even as the wire moves). At t = 61.1 ms, what are the wire’s (a) speed and (b) direction of motion (left or right)?

Figure 28-44 Problem 46.