Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law - Questions - Page 618: 16

Answer

A slotted bar interferes with the formation of eddy currents.

Work Step by Step

Eddy currents slow the bar’s fall through the magnetic field. The slots in the pivoted bar prevent the formation of large-area eddy currents, so a slotted bar falls more quickly through the B field than a solid bar.
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