ASSIGNMENT – 6 (2018-2019)

NCERT (Ch: 6) ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

Course Structure:
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents, Self and mutual
inductance

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

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1. Name the S.I unit of (a) magnetic flux and (b) magnetic 18. An induced emf has no direction of its own. Comment.
induction. 19. A bar magnet falls from height ‘h’ through a metal ring.
2. Give expression for the emf induced b/w the ends of a Will its acceleration be equal to ‘g’? Give reason. (b)
metal conductor moving perpendicular to a uniform What happens if the ring is cut so as not to form a loop?
magnetic field to uniform magnetic field. S
3. What is the direction of the induced current in the circular
loop if the current in the wire is (a) increasing (b)
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decreasing (c) constant.

20. How does the mutual inductance of a pair of coils change

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when: (a) the distance b/w the coils is increased (b) the
4. If the number of turns and the length of the solenoid is
number of turns in each coil is decreased (c) a thin iron
doubled keeping the area of the cross-section same, how
sheet is placed b/w the two coils, other factors remaining
is the inductance affected?
the same.
5. Write three factors on which the self inductance of coil
21. A rod of length L along E-W direction is dropped from a
depends.
height H. If B be the magnetic field due to earth at that
6. Why does a metallic piece become very hot when it is
place and angle of dip at that place is δ then what would
surrounded by a coil carrying high frequency alternating
be the magnitude of the induced emf across the ends of
emf?
7. The coils, in certain galvanometers, have a fixed core the rod when the rod reaches the earth surface?
22. A long straight current carrying wire passes normally
made of a non-magnetic metallic material. Why does the
through the centre of circular loop. If the current through
oscillating coil come to rest so quickly in such a core?
8. Will an induced emf develop in a conductor, when moved the wire increases, will there be an induced emf in the
in a direction parallel to the magnetic field? loop? Justify. (2017)
9. A cylindrical bar magnet is kept along the axis of a 23. An iron cored solenoid has self inductance 2.8 H. When
circular coil. Will there be a current induced in the coil if the core is removed, the self inductance becomes 2 mH.
the magnet is rotated about its axis. Give reason. What is the relative permeability of the core used?
10. If the self inductance of an air core inductor increases (2017)
from 0.01 mH to 10 mH on introducing an iron core into 24. Give one example of use of eddy currents. (2017)
25. If the number of turns of a solenoid is doubled, keeping
it, what is the relative permeability of the core used?
11. If the speed of rotation of the armature of a generator is the other factors constant, how does the self inductance
increased, how would it affect (a) the maximum emf of the solenoid change? (2017)
26. An artificial satellite with a metal surface, is orbiting the
produced and (b) the frequency of the emf?
12. Two identical loops one of copper and another of Earth around the equator. Will the Earth’s magnetism
aluminium are rotated with the same speed in the same induce a current to it? (2017)
27. The magnetic field through a single loop of of wire of
magnetic field. In which case the (i) induced emf and (ii)
radius 12 cm and 8.5 Ω resistance changes with time as
induced current will be more?
13. Name the S.I unit of magnetic flux. Show that it equals shown. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane
to volt-sec. of the loop. Plot induced current as a function of time.
14. Give three possible ways of producing an induced emf in
a coil giving an example in each case.
15. Name and define the unit used for measuring the
coefficient of mutual inductance. State the relation of this
unit with the units of magnetic flux and electric current.
16. Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is Wb/A.
17. How does the self inductance of a coil change when an
iron rod is introduced in it?

PREVIOUS YEAR NUMERICALS:

1. A coil with an average diameter of 0.02 m is placed 2. The magnetic flux threading a coil changed from 12 mWb
perpendicular to a magnetic field of 6000 T. If the to 6 mWb in 0.01 s. Calculate the induced emf. (0.6 V)
induced emf is 11 V then the magnetic field is changed to 3. A jet plane is travelling west at 450 m/s. If the horizontal
1000 T in 4 s, what is the number of turns in the coil? component of earth’s magnetic field at that place is 4 x
(28) 10 - 4
T and angle of dip is 30 0, find the emf induced b/w
the ends of wings having a span of 30 m. (3.12 V)

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4. A metallic rod of length ‘L’ is rotated at an angular speed smaller coil falls to zero, what would be its effect in the
‘ω’ normal to a uniform magnetic field ‘B’. Derive an larger coil? (0.5 mWb)
expression for the (a) emf induced in the rod (b) current 10. Magnetic flux of 5 µWb is linked with a coil, when a
induced and (c) heat dissipation, if the resistance of the current of 1 mA flows through it. What is the self-
rod is R. inductance of the coil? (5 mH)
5. A circular copper disc 10 cm in radius rotates at 20 π 11. If the self-inductance of an air core inductor increases
rad/s about an axis through its centre and perpendicular from 0.01 mH to 10 mH on introducing an iron core into
to disc. A uniform magnetic field of 0.2 T acts it, what is the relative permeability of the core used?
perpendicular to the disc. (a) Calculate the potential (1000)
difference developed b/w the axis of the disc and the rim 12. An ac generator consists of a coil of 50 turns and area
and (b) what is the induced current, if the resistance of 2.5 m2 rotating at an angular sped of 60 rad/s in a
the disc is 2 ohm. (0.0628 V, 0.0314 A) uniform magnetic field of 0.3 T b/w two fixed pole pieces.
6. A 0.5 m long metal rod PQ completes the circuit as The resistance of the circuit including that of the coil is
shown. The area of the circuit is perpendicular to 500 Ω. Calculate (a) what is the maximum current drawn
magnetic field of flux density 0.15 T. If the resistance of from the generator? (b) What is the flux through the coil
the total circuit is 3 Ω, find the force needed to move the when the current is zero? What is the flux when the
rod in the direction as indicated with a constant speed of current is maximum? (c) Would the generator work if the
2 m/s. (0.00375 N) coils were stationary and instead the pole pieces rotated
together with the same speed as above?
Q
(4.5 A, 37.5 Wb, zero, yes)
13. An ac generator consists of a coil of 100 turns and cross-
sectional area of 3 m2, rotating at a constant angular
v
speed of 60 rad/s in a uniform magnetic field of 0.04 T.
P The resistance of the coil is 500 Ω. Find (a) maximum
current drawn from the generator and (b) maximum
power dissipation in the coil. (1.44 A, 518.4 W)
7. What is the self-inductance of a coil, in which magnetic
14. An armature coil consists of 20 turns of wire, each of
flux of 40 mWb is produced when a current of 2 A flows
area 0.09 m2 and total resistance 15 Ω. It rotates in a
through it. (20 mH)
magnetic field of 0.5 Tat a constant frequency of 150/π
8. If a rate of change of current of 4 A/s induces an induced
Hz. Find the value of (a) maximum and (b) average
emf of 10 mV in a solenoid, what is the self-inductance of
induced emf produced in the coil. (270 V, 0)
the solenoid? (2.5 mH)
15. Two circular coils, one of smaller radius ‘r’ and the other
9. A large circular coil, of radius ‘R’ and a small circular coil
of radius ‘R’ are placed co-axially with their centers
of radius ‘r’ are put in vicinity of each-other. If the
coinciding. For R>>r, obtain an expression for the mutual
coefficient of mutual inductance is 1 mH, what would be
inductance of the arrangement.
the flux linked with the larger coil when a current of 0.5 A
flows through the smaller coil? When the current in the

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. State Faraday’s laws of E.M.I. Express them expression for emf induced in this coil. State the rule
mathematically. which helps to detect the direction of induced current.
2. State Lenz’s law and Fleming’s right hand rule. 7. Define self inductance. Write the expression for self
3. Prove that Lenz’s law follows the principle of conservation inductance of a long solenoid of length ‘l’ having ‘N’
of energy. Prove that the charge induced is independent turns.
of time. 8. What is meant by the term ‘mutual induction’? Deduce an
4. A conducting rod of length ‘L’ is moved in a magnetic expression for the mutual inductance between a pair of
field of magnitude ‘B’ with velocity ‘v’ such that the coils having number of turns N1 and N2, wound over an
arrangement is mutually perpendicular. Prove that the air core.
emf induced in the rod is e = BLv. 9. A coil of number of turns ‘N’ area ‘A’ is rotated at a
5. What are eddy currents? How are these produced? In constant speed ‘ω’ in a uniform magnetic field ‘B’, and
what sense eddy currents considered undesirable in a connected to a resistor ‘R’. Deduce expressions for: (a)
transformer and how are these reduced in such a device? maximum emf induced in the coil and (b) power
6. A circular coil of ‘N’ turns and radius ‘R’, is kept normal to dissipation in the coil.
a magnetic field, given by B = B0 Cosωt. Deduce an

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