Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law are part of the HSC Physics syllabus Module 6: Electromagnetism under Electromagnetic Induction.
They are the basis for how motors work. This stems from Newton’s third law, that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
So when there is a change in flux through a coil, we’re going to see the opposite reaction through the voltage and current readings of the coil.
Faraday’s Law
Any change in a magnetic field will induce a potential difference across a conductive surface proportional to the change in flux.
- V = voltage
- B = magnetic field
- A = area
- t = the time
Check out the video below to learn more about Faraday’s Law.
Faraday & Lenz’s Law
Lenz’s law states that the current produced from Faraday’s law creates a magnetic field which opposes that of the initial change in flux.
V= -N \frac{\delta BA }{\delta t}- V = voltage
- B = magnetic field
- A = area
- t = the time
Note: this has a minus before the N.
