Question:

A wire of length 1 m is moving at a speed of 2 ms-1 perpendicular to its length and in a homogeneous magnetic field of 0.5 T. The ends of the wire are joined to a circuit of resistance 6Ω. The rate at which work is being done to keep the wire moving at constant speed is

Options :

  • (a) 1/12 W
  • (b) 1/6 W
  • (c) 1/3 W
  • (d) 1 W

Answer :

(b) 1/6 W

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