According to Faraday's Law of Induction, what will happen to a moving wooden loop in a magnetic field?

Question

Faraday's Law of Induction states that if there is changing magnetic flux (either through changing magnetic field or by changing the area of the loop in it or the orientation) through a closed loop conductor, then an emf is induced in the loop. But what happens if the conducting loop is replaced by a wooden frame / loop? Will emf still be induced? Or will an emf be induced, but no current flow because wood does not have enough free electrons to set up a current?

Yes, I did say that current may not be present in the wooden loop because wood does not have enough free electrons to do so. But the more important part of my question is, will there be an induced emf?

Answer 1

There is no ferromagnetic in a wooden loop. Nothing will happen. If there is no ferromagnetic Faradays law is not in play.

Answer 2

Absolutely nothing will happen to the wooden loop, wood is an insulator, only a loop made of some conductor of electricity will have any effect.

Answer 3

yours is a very interesting and wonderful question.
you see, any law is mostly based on the experimental observations of a phenomenon. all we know is that we will not be able to detect a current flow in the wood in its natural state. we cannot however say for sure if the current is never induced or if the current is induced but the electrons face huge resistance wh. results in almost no current. got it?

Answer 4

Not much. You basically answered your own question. If the conducting loop is replaced by wood, there won't be much, if any electricity flow, unless you subject it to a tremendous voltage or make the wood wet with a conducting solution.

Answer 5

As was pointed out in the earlier question, atheists are more likely to accept electrical and magnetic fields based on the evidence.

Answer 6

no induced emfas this also requires electrons which can movedue to magnetic force.

Answer 7

the wood would not be effected