alleryStart learning →Which force on charges in a sliding rod causes motional emf?
AGravity on the charges
BMagnetic Lorentz force
CFriction on the rod
DNuclear attraction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Magnetic Lorentz force
Charges carried with the rod feel q(v x B), which lies along the rod and pushes them to produce emf.
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