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AP Physics C: E&M
12.2 Magnetism and Moving Charges
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A horizontal ceiling support is shown at the top. Suspended vertically from the center of the ceiling is a helical spring with label k. Attached to the bottom end of the spring is a rigid, vertical rectangular coil of width w. The coil consists of two vertical parallel sides and two horizontal parallel sides. A small arrow along the wire indicates current I. The upper horizontal segment of the coil hangs in empty space. The lower horizontal segment of width w hangs inside a bounded rectangular region indicated by a dashed outline. Inside this rectangular region, an array of six evenly spaced \times symbols arranged in two horizontal rows of three indicates a uniform magnetic field labeled \vec{B}. A vertical dashed reference line beside the coil shows a downward arrow labeled \Delta y indicating displacement from an initial horizontal tick mark. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A rectangular coil suspended from a spring with its bottom edge in a magnetic field
A rigid rectangular coil of mass m, width w, and N turns is suspended vertically from an ideal spring of force constant k. The bottom horizontal segment of the coil hangs in a uniform horizontal magnetic field B directed perpendicular to the plane of the coil, while the top segment remains outside the field. When a current I is established in the coil, the resulting downward magnetic force causes an additional vertical equilibrium displacement \(\Delta y\) from the coil's initial unpowered position. If a linear graph of \(\Delta y\) on the vertical axis versus I on the horizontal axis yields a line of best fit with slope S, which of the following correctly identifies what S represents and the resulting expression for B?

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