Q.

A conducting bar of length L is free to slide on two parallel conducting rails as shown in the figure .

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Two resistors  R1 and  R2 are connected across the ends of the rails. There is a uniform magnetic field  B pointing into the page. An external agent pulls the bar to the left at a constant speed .The correct statement about the directions of induced currents  I1 and I2  flowing through R1  and  R2 respectively is:
 

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a

I1  is in anticlockwise direction and I2 is in clockwise direction

b

I1  is in clockwise direction and I2 is in anticlockwise direction

c

Both I1  and  I2 are in anticlockwise direction

d

Both  I1 and I2  are in clockwise direction

answer is A.

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Induced current always opposes change in flux.

We can replace slider, by a battery (motional emf). Direction of current will be as shown in fig.

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A conducting bar of length L is free to slide on two parallel conducting rails as shown in the figure .Two resistors  R1 and  R2 are connected across the ends of the rails. There is a uniform magnetic field  B→ pointing into the page. An external agent pulls the bar to the left at a constant speed .The correct statement about the directions of induced currents  I1 and I2  flowing through R1  and  R2 respectively is: