Question: Two long parallel conductors, X and Y , having distance d between them are inclined at the angle ( delta ) to

Two long parallel conductors, X and Y , having distance d between them are inclined at the angle \(\delta \) to the horizontal. The conductors are connected by a conducting wire \( W \) at the top. This whole setup is inside a vertically upward magnetic field. Flux density of the field is B (Figure 1). An iron rod (Z) with resistance \(\mathbf{R}\) and mass \( m \) is initially held on the parallel conductors at the top. When the rod is just released it starts to move downward with an acceleration and after a while it continues to move with a constant velocity \( u \). The resistance of the conductors \(\mathrm{X},\mathrm{Y}\) and wire W are negligible.
a) What is the force influencing to move the rod with acceleration just after its release?
b) Briefly explain why the rod attains a constant speed.
c) Derive expression and determine the direction of
i. induced emf in the rod
ii. current through the rod
iii. magnetic force acting on the rod
d) If \(\delta=10^{\circ} ; \mathrm{m}=50\mathrm{~g} ; \mathrm{d}=25\mathrm{~cm} ; \mathrm{R}=5\Omega \), calculate the required magnetic flux density B to move the rod at the constant speed u of \(10\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\).[consider \( g=9.8\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}^{2}\)]
e) Now (with the rod moving at the constant velocity u), what would be the impact to the velocity, if
i. magnetic flux density is doubled
ii. direction of the magnetic field is reversed
Two long parallel conductors, X and Y , having

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