1) The document calculates the torque on an infinitesimally thin section of a current-carrying rod placed in a magnetic field, and integrates this to find the total clockwise torque on the rod.
2) This torque causes the attached spring to stretch in the opposite (counterclockwise) direction to balance the torque.
3) The document then sets the torques equal to calculate the amount (0.05765 m) by which the spring stretches to balance the torque on the rod.
1) The document calculates the torque on an infinitesimally thin section of a current-carrying rod placed in a magnetic field, and integrates this to find the total clockwise torque on the rod.
2) This torque causes the attached spring to stretch in the opposite (counterclockwise) direction to balance the torque.
3) The document then sets the torques equal to calculate the amount (0.05765 m) by which the spring stretches to balance the torque on the rod.
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1) The document calculates the torque on an infinitesimally thin section of a current-carrying rod placed in a magnetic field, and integrates this to find the total clockwise torque on the rod.
2) This torque causes the attached spring to stretch in the opposite (counterclockwise) direction to balance the torque.
3) The document then sets the torques equal to calculate the amount (0.05765 m) by which the spring stretches to balance the torque on the rod.
Copyright:
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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The magnetic force on this section is dFI = I B dr and is perpendicular to the
rod. The torque dτ due to the force on this section is dτ = rdF I = IBr dr . The total l torque is ∫ dτ = I B ∫ r dr = 0 1 2 Il 2 B = 0.0442 N / m, clockwise. This is the same torque calculated from a force diagram in which the total magnetic force FI = IlB acts at the center of the rod. b) FI produces a clockwise torque so the spring force must produce a counterclockwise torque. The spring force must be to the left, the spring is stretched. Find x, the amount the spring is stretched: ∑τ = 0, axis at hinge, counterclockwise torques positive (kx)l sin 53° − 12 Il 2 B = 0 IlB (6.50 A)(0.200 m)(0.340 T) x= = = 0.05765 m 2k sin 53.0° 2(4.80 N/m) sin 53.0° U = 12 kx 2 = 7.98 × 10 − 3 J