Physics equations/Faraday law/Faraday law example

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Spinning coil in a magnetic field[1][edit | edit source]

Faraday's law of induction|Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction states that the induced electromotive force is the negative time rate of change of magnetic flux through a conducting loop.

where is the electromotive force (emf) in volts and ΦB is the magnetic flux in Weber (Wb)|webers. For a loop of constant area, A, spinning at an angular velocity of in a uniform magnetic field, B, the magnetic flux is given by

where θ is the angle between the normal to the current loop and the magnetic field direction. Since the loop is spinning at a constant rate, ω, the angle is increasing linearly in time, θ=ωt, and the magnetic flux can be written as

Taking the negative derivative of the flux with respect to time yields the electromotive force.

Electromotive force in terms of derivative
Bring constants (A and B) outside of derivative
Apply chain rule and differentiate outside function (cosine)
Cancel out two negative signs
Evaluate remaining derivative
Simplify.

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