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23.8: Thinking about the material
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Reflect and research
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Who first discovered induction? Why is it called Faraday’s Law?
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Give a few examples of applications of magnetic braking.
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How does a microphone make use of electromagnetic induction?
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What is magnetic damping?
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How does an induction stove work?
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How does a credit card swipe reader make use of induction?
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What is the origin of Maxwell’s equations? When did he publish them?
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Who was the first to detect electromagnetic waves? How were they produced and detected?
To try at home
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Demonstrate magnetic braking by moving a conducting piece of material through a magnetic field.
To try in the lab
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Construct an AC generator.
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Propose an experiment to measure Earth’s magnetic field using induction.
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Propose an experiment to measure a bar magnet’s strength using induction.