2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Location

ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Presentation Type

Open Access Poster Presentation

Document Type

poster

Abstract

  • The goal of this research is to explore the effects of wall thickness and temperature on the rate at which a magnet falls through a copper pipe.
  • A magnet is not attracted to copper. Copper is not magnetic; however, it is a great conductor of electricity.
  • Due to Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law, we know that a changing magnetic flux will produce an electric current that opposes the change in magnetic flux that produced it. These laws together explain why a magnet will fall slowly in a copper pipe even though it is not attracted.

Start Date

28-7-2023 11:00 AM

End Date

28-7-2023 1:30 PM

Event Host

Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa

Faculty Advisor

Paul Shand

Department

Department of Physics

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High school participant in UNI's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP).

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Jul 28th, 11:00 AM Jul 28th, 1:30 PM

Investigation of a Magnet Falling Through a Copper Pipe

ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

  • The goal of this research is to explore the effects of wall thickness and temperature on the rate at which a magnet falls through a copper pipe.
  • A magnet is not attracted to copper. Copper is not magnetic; however, it is a great conductor of electricity.
  • Due to Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law, we know that a changing magnetic flux will produce an electric current that opposes the change in magnetic flux that produced it. These laws together explain why a magnet will fall slowly in a copper pipe even though it is not attracted.