The electrical power dissipated due to the current induced in a coil placed in a time-varying magnetic field can be determined by considering Faraday's Law of Induction and the resistance of the coil.
Faraday's Law of Induction The induced EMF () in a coil with turns experiencing a time-varying magnetic flux () is given by:
Resistance of the Coil The resistance () of a wire depends on its length () and cross-sectional area () as well as the resistivity () of the material:
For a coil of radius and with wire of radius , assuming the wire is wound tightly with a length approximated by the circumference of the coil multiplied by the number of turns, we have:
And the cross-sectional area of the wire is given by:
Thus, the resistance becomes:
Power Dissipated The electrical power () dissipated in the coil is related to the induced current () and the resistance ():
Using Ohm's Law, the induced current can be expressed as:
Substituting the expressions for and :
Hence, the power dissipated:
Case when the number of turns is halved and the radius of the wire is doubled Halving the number of turns:
Doubling the radius of the wire:
Substituting these into the power formula:
Thus, the electrical power dissipated in the coil would be: Option D Doubled