In 1996, NASA performed an experiment called the Tethered Satellite experiment. In this experiment a 4.32 x 104-m length of wire was let out by the space shuttle Atlantis to generate a motional emf. The shuttle had an orbital speed of 7.07 x 103 m/s, and the magnitude of the earth's magnetic field at the location of the wire was 5.81 x 10-5 T. If the wire had moved perpendicular to the earth's magnetic field, what would have been the motional emf generated between the ends of the wire

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Nehemiah Miller

6 August, 18:18

In 1996, NASA performed an experiment called the Tethered Satellite experiment. In this experiment a 4.32 x 104-m length of wire was let out by the space shuttle Atlantis to generate a motional emf. The shuttle had an orbital speed of 7.07 x 103 m/s, and the magnitude of the earth's magnetic field at the location of the wire was 5.81 x 10-5 T. If the wire had moved perpendicular to the earth's magnetic field, what would have been the motional emf generated between the ends of the wire

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Anika Avery · Answer 1

Length, l = 4.32 x 10^4 m

speed, v = 7.07 x 10^3 m/s

magnetic field, B = 5.81 x 10^-5 T

The formula for the motion emf is given by

e = B x v x l

e = 5.81 x 10^-5 x 7.07 x 10^3 x 4.32 x 10^4

e = 17745.1 V