Instructional Master

LSM 8.5-1

Faradays Ring

wooden core

battery

galvanometer

secondary coil

primary coil
switch

Figure 1
Faradays first induction apparatus. There are two separate circuits. Charges do not
pass from the primary circuit into the secondary circuit.

Current in Secondary Circuit

iron
core

Primary circuit
is turned on.

I (mA)

t (s)

Primary circuit
is turned off.

Figure 2
Only when the primary circuit is turned on and off is a
current induced in the secondary circuit. There is no
current in the secondary circuit when the current in the
primary circuit is constant. The plot shows the two currents to be in opposite directions.

266 Chapter 8 Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism

primary

secondary

Figure 3
Faradays iron ring. Even though the magnetic fields are
stronger than in Faradays first apparatus, an induced
current is produced in the secondary circuit only when
the primary circuit is turned on or off, changing the
magnetic field.

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