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As shown in figure, the two parallel conducting rails, in a horizontal plane, are connected at one end by an inductor of inductance L. A slider (metallic) of mass m, is imparted a velocity v0, upon the rails, as shown in figure. The period of oscillation of the conducting rod is

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Options:
  • A π2mLBl
  • B 2πmL3Bl
  • C 2πmLBl
  • D 3πmL2Bl
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The correct answer is: 2πmLBl

From energy conservation (there are no dissipative forces)-

E=12mv2+12LI2

m2×2vdvdt+L2×2IdIdt=0

mvdvdt=-ILdIdt

The emf induced in an inductor is

E=LdIdt=Blv

LdIdt=BldxdtLdI=BldxI=BlLx

The force acting on a current-carrying conductor is

mdvdt=-IBl

dvdt=-IBlm

Substituting the value of I we get

dvdt=-BlLxBlma=-B2l2mLx

We got acceleration in the form of

a=-ω2x 

this implies that the motion is SHM, with angular frequency

ω=B2l2mL

The time period of motion is
  T=2πmLBl

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