Physics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2017 · Paper 41 · Question 2

A bar magnet of mass 180 g is suspended from the free end of a spring, as illustrated in Fig. 2.1. spring magnet coil Fig. 2.1 The magnet hangs so that one pole is near the centre of a coil of wire. The coil is connected in series with a resistor and a switch. The switch is open. The magnet is displaced vertically and then allowed to oscillate with one pole remaining inside the coil. The other pole remains outside the coil. At time t = 0, the magnet is oscillating freely as it passes through its equilibrium position. At time t = 3.0 s, the switch in the circuit is closed. The variation with time t of the vertical displacement y of the magnet is shown in Fig. 2.2. –2.0 –1.5 –1.0 –0.5 0 0.5 1.0 y / cm 1.5 2.0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 t / s Fig. 2.2

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