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Al Tobias (wat4y) - Office: Gibson S123 & Physics 218, (434) 924-0538

Physics Demo Manual

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 video  - Hanging Ring and Magnet

Purpose:

To demonstrate Lenz's Law.

Procedure:

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  DEMO VIDEO DOWNLOAD / no audio / 1920x1080 / 24.19Mb/s / 283MB size  

  DEMO VIDEO DOWNLOAD / no audio / 854x480 / 5.69Mb/s / 64MB size  


There are two rings:

  • SLOTTED - one ring has a slot machined out of it so that its an effective "open circuit" and no Eddy currents can flow
  • CONTINUOUS - quickly move the magnet in and/or out of the ring, without touching it observing the movement of the ring as compared to the direction of the magnet motion


    Hints:

    The direction of the induced emf and induced current is determined from Lenz’s Law which states that the polarity of the induced emf is such that it will produce a current that will create a magnetic flux to oppose the change in the magnetic flux through the loop.
    If one uses one of the stronger "tablet" magnets attached to a metal rod the movement can be made more obvious. Moreover, with the tablet magnet the direction of the magnetic field can be changed to demonstrate no motion when the field is the ring's plane.