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Question:

A metallic rod of length L is rotated with angular frequency ω with one end hinged at the centre and the other end at the circumference of a circular metallic ring of radius L about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plane of the ring. A constant and uniform magnetic field B parallel to the axis is present everywhere. Deduce the expression for the emf between the centre and the metallic ring.

Solution:

All points on the rod are moving perpendicular to the magnetic field. Hence, all elementary small elements of the rod induce a small potential difference and the net potential difference in the rod is the integration of the potential differences along the rod.
Motional emf in a conductor moving perpendicular to the field is given by:
ε=Bvl
The potential difference across a small element of rod at a distance l from the center,
dε=Bv(dl)
But v=ωl
⇒dε=Blωdl
Hence total emf produced across the rod,
ε=∫₀ᴸB(lω)dl=1/2BωL²