 
 
 
 
 
   
 
A horizontal bar of mass m is free to slide without friction 
down the vertical rails of a conducting frame, as shown.  
The combined resistance of the bar and the frame 
is negligible compared to R, the resistance placed in series 
with this circuit.  
What is the terminal speed of the bar 
as it falls under the influence of gravity 
(at the surface of the Earth) 
through a uniform horizontal magnetic field 
 directed perpendicular to the plane of the frame?  
(Give your answer in terms of m, B,
directed perpendicular to the plane of the frame?  
(Give your answer in terms of m, B,  ,
R,
,
R,  and other fundamental constants.)
and other fundamental constants.)