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1.
What features of e.m. waves led maxwell to conclude that light itself is e.m. wave?
2.
A \(60\mu F\) capacitor is connected to a \(110V\),\(60Hz\) a.c.supply. Determine the rms value of the current in the circuit.
3.
Define the term self inductance. Write two factors on which the self inductance of a coil depends.
4.
Plot a graph showing variation of capacitive reactance with the change in the frequency of the a.c. source
5.
Define the term wattless current.
6.
The peak value of emf in AC is E0. Write its (i) rms (ii) average value over a complete cycle.
7.
In a series LCR circuit, obtain the conditions under which
(i) the impedance of the circuit is minimum, and
(ii) wattless current flows in the circuit.
8.
A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a step-down transformer with its primary windings having 4000 turns. What should be the number of turns in the secondary in order to get output power at 230 V?
9.
A source of emf e is used to establish a current I through a coil of self-inductance L. Show that the work done by the source to build up the current I is \(\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } { LI }^{ 2 }\)
10.
A series L-C-R circuit with \(R=20\Omega \), L = 1.5H and \(C=5\mu F\) is connected to a variable frequency of 200 V AC supply. When the frequency of the supply equals the natural frequency of the circuit, what is the average power transferred to the circuit, what is the average complete cycle?
11.
The electric current flowing in a wire in the direction from B to A is decreasing. Find out the direction of the induced current in the metallic loop kept near the wire as shown in the figure below

12.
How does inductive reactance vary when frequency of a.c. source in the circuit is halved?
13.
Why cannot a transformer be used to step up d.c. voltage?
14.
A battery of 12V is connected to primary of a transformer with turns ratio ns/np= 10. Voltage across secondary would by
120 V
1.3 V
12 V
Zero
15.
The relation \(\frac { { E }_{ s } }{ { E }_{ p } } =\frac { { n }_{ s } }{ { n }_{ p } } \) is applied only to
a.c. generator
d.c. generator
induction coil
step up/step down transformer
16.
The efficiency of d.c.motor id given by \(\eta \) =
\(\frac { back \ e.m.f. }{ applied \ e.m.f. } \)
\(\frac { applied \ e.m.f }{ back \ e.m.f. } \)
\(back \ e.m.f.\ \times \ applied \ e.m.f.\)
none of the above
17.
The power factor of an a.c. circuit is given by cos \(\phi \)=
\(\frac { R }{ Z } \)
\(\frac { Z }{ R } \)
\(\frac { R }{ { X }_{ L } } \)
\(\frac { R }{ { X }_{ C } } \)
18.
Phase difference between voltage across L and C in series is
\({ 0 }^{ \circ }\)
\({9 0 }^{ \circ }\)
\({180 }^{ \circ }\)
\({ 360 }^{ \circ }\)
19.
Choose the quality whose SI unit is not ohm.
Resistance
Reactance
Capaciatnce
Impedance
20.
Amount of charge induced in a circuit of resistance R is given by
\(dQ=(d\phi )\times R\)
\(dQ=\frac { d\phi }{ R } \)
\(dQ={ R }^{ 2 }d\phi \)
\(dQ=\frac { d\phi }{ R^{ 2 } } \)
21.
SI unit of magnetic flux is
henry
weber
coulomb
volt
22.
(i) An AC source generating a voltage V = Vo sin rot is connected to a capacitor of capacitance C. Find the expression of the current I flowing through it. Plot a graph of V and I versus \(\omega \)t to show that the current is \(\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \) ahead of the voltage.
(ii) A resistor 20o n and a capacitor of 15 \(\mu F\) are connected in series to a 220 V, 50 Hz a.c. source. Calculate the current in the circuit and the rms voltage across the resistor and the capacitor. Why the algebraic sum of these.
23.
State the working of a.c generator with the help of a labelled diagram The coil of an a.c.generator having N turns each of area A, is rotated with a constant angular velocity \(\omega \) Deduce the expression for the alternating e.m.f generated in the coil What the source of energy generation this device?
24.
(a) Draw a schematic arrangement for winding of primary and secondary coil in a transformer when the two coils are wound on top of each other.
(b) State the underlying principle of a transformer and obtain the expression for the ratio of secondary to primary voltage in terms of the
(i) number of secondary and primary windings and
(ii) primary and secondary currents.
(c) Write the main assumption involved in deriving the above relations.
(d) Write any two reasons due to which energy losses may occur in actual transformers.
1.
Light and e.m.waves are of transverse nature and they travel with the same velocity in vacuum. This led maxwell to conclude that light itself is e.m. wave
2.
\(Given \ C=60\mu F=60\times { 10 }^{ -6 }F\)
\( { \ E }_{ v }=110V,v=60Hz\)
\(Since \ { I }_{ v }=\frac { { E }_{ v } }{ { X }_{ C } }\)
\(\therefore \ { I }_{ v }=\omega C{ E }_{ v }=2\pi v \ C \ { E }_{ v }\)
\( =2\times 3.142\times 60\times 60\times 60\times { 10 }^{ -6 }\times 110\)
\( =2.49A\)
\(or \ { I }_{ v }=2.49A\)
3.
Self-inductance is the phenomenon of production of opposing emf in a coil. When the current through the coil changes. The self-inductance depends upon
(i) size of coil (area of cross-section and number of turns/length).
(ii) Relative magnetic permeability of the core of the coil on which winding is done.
4.

5.
Wattless Current The current in an A.C circuit when average power consumption in AC circuit is zero is referred as wattless current. If \(\phi\) is the phase difference between voltage and current, then power associated with I sin component of current is termed as wattless current.
6.
E0 = peak value of emf in a complete cycle,
(i) rms value \(\left(E_{\mathrm{rms}}\right)=\frac{E_0}{\sqrt{2}}\)
(ii) average value over a complete cycle (E) = zero
7.
Impedance of series LCR circuit is given by \(Z=\sqrt { { R }^{ 2 }+({ X }_{ L }-{ X }_{ C })^{ 2 } } \)
or For Z to be minimum, \({ X }_{ L }={ X }_{ e }(or\omega =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { LC } } )\)
For wattless current to flow, circuit should not have any ohmic resitance R = 0
Alternatively : Power = \({ V }_{ rms }{ I }_{ rms }cos\phi \)
\(\phi ={ 90 }^{ 0 }=\frac { \pi }{ 2 } \)
Power = 0
8.
Given, primary voltage, Vp = 2300 V
Secondary voltage, Vs = 230V
Primary turns, Np = 4000 turns
Her, we assume that the transformer is ideal. No power loss in the form of heat, etc.,
Using the formula, \(\frac { { V }_{ s } }{ { V }_{ p } } =\frac { N_{ s } }{ N_{ p } } or\frac { 230 }{ 2300 } =\frac { { N }_{ s } }{ 4000 } \)
\({ N }_{ s }=400\)
9.
The magnitude of emf is given by \(\left| e \right| \ or\ e=L\cfrac { { dl }_{ 0 } }{ dt } \)
Multiplying by I0 to both sides, we get
\(\ e{ I }_{ 0 } \ dt={ LI }_{ 0 } \ { dI }_{ 0 }\)
\(But \ { I }_{ 0 }=\cfrac { dq }{ dt } \ or \ { I }_{ 0 }dt=dq\)
Also, work done = voltage x charge
or \(dW=e\times dq=e{ I }_{ 0 }\ dt\)
Substituting the value from Eq. (i) into Eq. (ii), we get
\(dW={ LI }_{ 0 }{ dI }_{ 0 }\)
total work done in increasing the current from zero to I, we have by integrating both sides of Eq. we get
\(\int _{ 0 }^{ w }{ dW } =\int _{ 0 }^{ I }{ L{ I }_{ 0 } } d{ I }_{ 0 }\Rightarrow W=\frac { 1 }{ 2 } { LI }^{ 2 }\)
This work done in increasing the current flowing through the inductor is stored as the potential energy U in the magnetic field of inductor,
\(U=\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } { LI }^{ 2 }\)
10.
When the frequency of the supply equals the natural frequency of the circuit, resonance occurs.
\({ Z }_{ r }=R=20\Omega \)
\({ I }_{ rms }=\frac { { V }_{ rms } }{ { Z }_{ r } } =\frac { 200 }{ 20\quad } =10A\)
Average power transferred in one cycle,
\({ P }_{ av }={ V }_{ rms }{ I }_{ rms }\cos { \phi } \)
= 200 x 10 x cos 00 [\(\phi ={ 0 }^{ 0 }\)]
= 2000W = 2kW
11.
According to Lenz's law, the direction of induced current will oppose the cause of its production. So, the current in the loop will induce in such a way that it will support the current flowing in the wire, i.e in the same direction. So, the direction of current in the loop will be clockwise.
12.
\(X_L=\omega L=2 \pi v L,\)
13.
This is because d.c. voltage cannot produce a changing magnetic flux required in the working of a transformer.
14.
(d)
Zero
15.
(d)
step up/step down transformer
16.
(a)
\(\frac { back \ e.m.f. }{ applied \ e.m.f. } \)
17.
(a)
\(\frac { R }{ Z } \)
18.
(c)
\({180 }^{ \circ }\)
19.
(c)
Capaciatnce
20.
(b)
\(dQ=\frac { d\phi }{ R } \)
21.
(b)
weber
22.
\(V=Vo \ sin \ \omega t \ V=\frac { Q }{ C }\)
\(I=\frac { dQ }{ dt } \)
\(Io=\frac { Vo }{ (\frac { 1 }{ \omega C } ) } \)

\({ x }_{ c }=\frac { 1 }{ 2\pi fc } =212.3\Omega \)
\(Z=\sqrt { { R }^{ 2 } } +X{ c }^{ 2 }=291.5\Omega\)
\({ I }_{ rms }=\frac { { V }_{ rms } }{ Z } =\frac { 220 }{ 291.5 } =0.755A\)
\({ V }_{ R }(rms)=151 \ V\)
\(\ V_{ c }(rms)=2160.3 \ V\)
23.
It works on the principle of electromagnetic induction, i.e. when a coil continuously rotates in a magnetic field, the magnetic flux associated with it keeps on changing; thus an emf is induced in it.
(b) When the coil rotates in a magnetic field, its effective area i.e. A cos \(\theta \) , (i.e. area normal to the magnetic field) keeps on changing. Hence magnetic flux \(\phi \) = NBAcos S keeps on changing.
(c) Let the coil be rotating with angular velocity 'm',
at any instant 't' when the normal to the plane of the coil makes an angle \(\theta \) with the magnetic field. Hence magnetic flux, 12 \(\phi \) = NBAcos mt, Therefore induced emf (e)
\(\epsilon =-\frac { d\phi }{ dt } \)
\(\Rightarrow \epsilon =NBA\omega sin \ \omega t\)
Induced emf will be maximum when mt = 90° 12 Hence, £max = NBA\(\omega \)
Direction of induced emf can be determined using Flemming's Right hand rule. Alternatively: Statement of the above rule.
24.
(a)

(b) Principle of a transformer: When alternating current flows through the primary coil, an emf is induced in the neighbouring (secondary) coil
Let \(\frac { d\phi }{ dt } \) be the rate of change of flux through each turn of the primary and the secondary coil
\(\frac { { \varepsilon }_{ 1 } }{ { \varepsilon }_{ 2 } } =-{ N }_{ 1 }\frac { d\phi }{ dt } /-{ N }_{ 2 }\frac { d\phi }{ dt } =\frac { { N }_{ 1 } }{ { N }_{ 2 } } \\ \frac { { V }_{ 1 } }{ { V }_{ 2 } } =\frac { { N }_{ 1 } }{ { N }_{ 2 } } \)
But for an ideal transformer,
\(\frac { { V }_{ 1 } }{ { V }_{ 2 } } =\frac { I_{ 2 } }{ I_{ 1 } } \)
From equation (1) and (2)
\(\frac { { V }_{ 1 } }{ { V }_{ 2 } } =\frac { N_{ 1 } }{ N_{ 2 } } =\frac { I_{ 2 } }{ I_{ 1 } } \)
(c) Main assumptions
(i) The primary resistance and current are small
(ii) The flux linked with the primary and secondary coils is same / there is no leakage of flux from the core.
(iii) Secondary current is small.
(d) Reason due to which energy loses may occur Flux leakage/Resistance of the coils/Eddy currents/Hysteresis.
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