Gen Physics Answers 4.2

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GEN PHYSICS ANSWERS 4.

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WHAT I KNOW:
Lenz's law says that the electromagnetic field changes in the negative rate of
current created by Faraday's law. For example, if you pull a magnetic field passing
through an electric circuit it makes its own opposition known as Lenz's law in
action. Why everything happens like this are our natural resistance against any
kind of change where most electromagnetic happenings can be explained using Lenz's
law.

WHAT'S MORE: VENN DIAGRAM

Similarities:

Both direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) are forms of electrical
current used to transmit power.
They both involve the flow of electric charge through a conductor.
Both DC and AC can power various electrical devices and appliances.

Differences:
Differences: In one direction, the DC current always flows, whereas in the other
direction, the AC current changes periodically.
Batteries or generators with commutators often make DC, while AC is made by
alternators or generators without commutators.
In electronics and small appliances, people often employ DC whereas AC is utilized
for household power supply as well as large scale electrical systems.
Direct currents have higher energetics levels compared to alternate currents in
transmission of power over long ranges, since they are readily altered to rise or
fall in tension using transformers.
AC makes it easier for devices such as motors and transformers. These rely on
alternating magnetic fields to work properly. Meanwhile use DC power for situations
requiring steady current or voltage.

WHAT I CAN DO:

Lenz's law states that whenever a loop has a change in magnetic flux, it is capable
of producing its own electric current too. Consequently, any just produced electric
current creates a magnetic field opposite to the one that led to its production due
to the same Law of Lenz.
The induced electric field direction in the loop is such that the induced electric
field usually opposes the change in the magnetic flux direction changes in it. In
the event that the magnetic field is increasing, the result of the induced electric
field would be a current that produces a magnetic field directed oppositely; thus
countering the change.
The induced magnetic field direction follows the right-hand rule: wrap the loop
curled fingers of your right hand in the direction where the induced current moves
and the thumb would show the direction in which the magnetic field is being
induced.
Therefore, if the induced current is flowing clockwise through the loop, the
magnetic field lines inside the loop will move upwards and those outside the loop
will move downwards, all in the same direction. It cancels out the change in
magnetic flux by reversing the magnetic field direction as shown by the figure
above.
If the induced current in the loop flows counterclockwise, the associated magnetic
field in the loop will have its lines pointing down within it and up outside it
which will oppose the initial one and hence nullify the magnetic flux change.
In simple terms, the generated electric field in the loop oppose any change in
magnetic flux that first gave rise to it together with its associate magnetic field
in a bid follow.

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