Chapter 30, Problem 3P

Scientific work is currently under way to determine whether weak oscillating magnetic fields can affect human health. For example, one study found that drivers of trains had a higher incidence of blood cancer than other railway workers, possibly due to long exposure to mechanical devices in the train engine cab. Consider a magnetic field of magnitude 1.00 × 10⁻³ T, oscillating sinusoidally at 60.0 Hz. If the diameter of a red blood cell is 8.00 μm, determine the maximum emf that can be generated around the perimeter of a cell in this field.