Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics · A2 21 · structured
Induced e.m.f. in a vibration pickup
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A vibration pickup has 300 turns, each of area 2.4 × 10⁻³ m². A uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the coil changes by 0.57 T in 0.085 s. Calculate the magnitude of the average induced e.m.f.
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