Video Index
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Conducting Loop Rotating in a Uniform Field
Showing that a current is induced in a coil of wire when it is rotated in the magnetic field of the earth.
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Electric Generators
A student tries to light up light bulbs with a hand powered generator. Also an example of a flashlight and a radio which each have a built in generator.
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Eddy Current Braking
Definition of magnetic braking, with a demonstration of a copper pendulum swinging through a magnetic field.
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Conducting Coil Moving Into a Magnetic Field
Showing that a bulb connected to a coil of copper wire lights up when the coil is moved into or out of a magnetic field.
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Magnetic Braking
Showing that a conducting ring slows down as it is falling into or out of a magnetic field.