An eagle, with a wingspread of 2.0 m, flies due North at 8.0 m/s in a region where the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field is 0.2 × 10^-4 T. What emf would be developed between the eagle's wing tips?
(It has been speculated that this phenomenon could play a role in the navigation of birds, but the effect is too small, in all likelihood.)

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The Answer of An eagle, with a wingspread of 2.0 m, flies due North at 8.0 m/s in a region where the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field is 0.2 × 10^-4 T. What emf would be developed between the eagle's wing tips? (It has been speculated that this phenomenon could play a role in the navigation of birds, but the effect is too small, in all likelihood.)

An Eagle, with a Wingspread of 2