THE PRACTICE STUDIO
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PRACTICE / Magnetic flux
A loop is tilted in the field
A uniform 0.20 T field passes through a 0.030 m² loop. The field makes 60° with the loop’s positive area normal.
Find the magnetic flux through the loop.
Organize the givens & assumptions
- B = 0.20 T
- A = 0.030 m²
- θnormal = 60°
Flat loop in a uniform field; angle measured from the positive area normal; signed magnetic flux.
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Problem: A loop is tilted in the field
A uniform 0.20 T field passes through a 0.030 m² loop. The field makes 60° with the loop’s positive area normal.
Question: Find the magnetic flux through the loop.
Givens:
- B = 0.20 T
- A = 0.030 m²
- θnormal = 60°
Assumptions: Flat loop in a uniform field; angle measured from the positive area normal; signed magnetic flux.
Choices (LaTeX):
A. 0\ \mathrm{Wb}
B. 0.003\ \mathrm{Wb}
C. 0.006\ \mathrm{Wb}
D. 0.003\sqrt3\ \mathrm{Wb}
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One decision at a time. Pause, predict, then unpack the algebra.
Project the field onto the area normal; the angle is not measured from the plane.
Choose a physical relation
Flux counts the field component perpendicular to the loop surface, selected by its area normal.
Isolate what is asked
Project the field onto the area normal; the angle is not measured from the plane.
Why is this step valid?
Use cosine of the stated normal angle; using the plane angle would require sine instead.
Substitute and interpret
Flux is +0.003 Wb; a positive cosine indicates field crossing in the chosen normal direction.
Using the perpendicular field component directly gives the same flux.
TRY THE IDEA AGAIN
Reverse the chosen area normal without moving the physical loop. What changes?
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