The figure below shows an end view of a solenoid along its axis. The solenoid has a circular cross section with a radius of r = 3.00 cm. It consists of 102 turns of wire and is 15.0 cm long. Inside the solenoid, near its center and coaxial with it, is a single loop of wire in the shape of a square, with each side of length ℓ = 1.00 cm. (The plane of the square loop is perpendicular to the solenoid axis.)
(a) Initially, there is a steady current of 2.50 A through the solenoid. What is the magnitude of the magnetic flux (in T · m²) through the square loop?
What is the magnetic field of a solenoid, in terms of its number of turns, length, and current? How is magnetic flux related to the magnetic field and the area? What area should you use to find the flux through the square loop? T · m²
(b) The current in the solenoid is then reduced from its initial value to zero within 2.50 s. What is the magnitude of the average induced emf (in V) in the square loop during this time?
From part (a), what is the initial magnetic flux through the loop? What is the final flux? What is the change in time? How does Faraday's law relate these quantities to the induced emf in the loop? V