A 0.500-kg metal rod carrying a current of 20.0 A glides on two horizontal rails 1.00 m apart. What vertical magnetic field is required to keep the rod moving at a constant speed if the coefficient of kinetic friction between the rod and rails is 0.200? Give your answer in mT. (g=9.80 m/s²)
A 0.500-kg metal rod carrying a current of 20.0 A glides on two horizontal rails 1.00 m apart. What vertical magnetic field is required to keep the rod moving at a constant speed if the coefficient of kinetic friction between the rod and rails is 0.200? Give your answer in mT. (g=9.80 m/s²)
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rails 1.00 m apart. What vertical magnetic field is required to keep the rod
moving at a constant speed if the coefficient of kinetic friction between the
rod and rails is 0.200? Give your answer in mT. (g=9.80 m/s?)
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