Chapter 23: Magnetic Flux and Faraday's Law of Induction
Practice Questions




1.  


The metal rod in the figure is sliding along a U shaped track as shown. There is a magnetic field in the blue region which is into the figure. What is the direction of the current in the sliding rod?

UP
DOWN


2.  

In the above question, if B=0.4T, L=0.5 m and v= 3 m/s, what is the magnitude of the induced EMF?

3 volts
2.6 volts
0.6 volts
0 volts


3.  

If the total resistance in the circuit in questions 1 and 2 at a given time is 0.01 ohms what will be the induced current?

0.6 amps
6 amps
60 amps
600 amps


4.  

In questions 1, 2, amd 3 what would be the total magnetic field into the page 12 mm to the left of the moving rod and still in the blue region?

.4 T
.399 T
.401 T
0 T


5.  

A B

In which of the above, if any, is the induced current up?

A only
B only
A and B
Neither


6.  


The current in the wire on the right is increasing, what is the direction of the induced current in the wire loop on the left?

clockwise
counter-clockwise


7.  


The current in the wire on the right is decreasing. What is the direction of the induced current in the wire loop on the left?

clockwise
counter-clockwise


8.  


If the current in the dark wire loop is counter-clockwise and increasing, what is the direction of the induced current in the smaller loop in its middle?

clockwise
counter-clockwise


9.  

What will be the direction of the induced current in the small outer loop in the previous question.

clockwise
counter-clockwise


10.  

A transformer has an input of 110 DC volts, with 100 turns on the primary and 10 turns on the secondary. What is the output voltage?

1100 volts
110 volts
11 volts
0 volts


11.  

120 volt house current is to be transformed down to 12 volts. What is the ratio of the primary to secondary turns?

20-1
10-1
1-10
1-20


12.  

In the preceeding question, if the input current is 1.5 amps then the output current is

.015 amps
.15 amps
1.5 amps
15 amps


13.  

A transformer takes 10 volts and 5 amps and changes it to 150 volts. What is the power output of the transformer?

5 watts
50 watts
150 watts
1500 watts


14.  

A transformer has 150 turns on the primary and 20 on the secondary. 100 volts and 10 amps will be changed to

13.3 volts and 1.33 amps.
13.3 volts and 75 amps.
750 volts and 1.33 amps.
750 volts and 75 amps.


15.  

50 kW are to be transmitted over wires with a resistance of 1.8 ohms at 300 volts. What is the power loss in the wires?

50 kW
5 kW
5 W
0 W


16.  

50 kW are to be transmitted over wires with a resistance of 1.8 ohms at 30000 volts. What is the power loss in the wires?

50 kW
5 kW
5 W
0 W


17.  

If the angular frequency, w, is 628 for an electric generator the output frequency is

25 Hz.
50 Hz.
60 Hz.
75 Hz.


18.  

In the preceeding question, if the number of turns is 50, B is 0.1 T and the coil area is 0.01 m2, what is the peak output voltage?

220 V
120 V
112 V
36 V


19.  

If the transformer in question 18 is to have a peak output voltage of 90 volts what would be the needed new number of turns?

25
60
100
124


20.  

A 100 turn, 60 Hz coil, 6 cm on a side rotates in a 0.2 T magnetic field, what is its peak output voltage?

12 V
27 V
200 V
270 v


21.  

An inductor (solenoid) of 0.4 H has a current of 10 amps flowing through it. How much energy is stored in it?

2 J
20 J
200 J
2000 J


22.  

The solenoid in the previous question has 1000 turns and is 0.2 m long, what is the magnetic field B?

0.004 T
62.8 mT
73.3 mT
0 T


23.  

What is the energy density stored in the magnetic field in the previous question?

35 J/m3
275 J/m3
1571 J/m3
3500 J/m3


24.  

A 200 mH inductor is connected to a 50 ohm resistor and both are connected in series through a switch to a 40 volt battery, what is the time constant for this combination?

4 ms
6 ms
8 ms
10 ms


25.  

When the switch is closed in the circuit in question 24 how long does it take for the current to reach half its final value?

1.2 ms
2.4 ms
2.8 ms
5.6 ms


26.  

What will be the value of current in question 25?

0.2 A
0.4 A
0.6 A
0.8 A


27.  

What power is being drawn from the battery at the time determined in question 25?.

2 W
4 W
8 W
16 W


28.  

What power is being consumed in the resistor at the same time as that in question 27?

2 W
4 W
8 W
16 W


Practice Questions: Practice Questions by Carl Adler, East Carolina University. ©2002 by Prentice Hall, Inc.


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