Tutorial 6

Q.1. A rectangular coil, with corners labeled

ABCD, has length L and width w. It is placed
between the poles of a magnet, as shown in the
figure. If there is a current I flowing through this coil
in the direction shown, what is the direction of the
force acting on section BC of this coil?

A) in the opposite direction of the magnetic field

B) in the direction of the magnetic field
C) perpendicular to and into the page
D) perpendicular to and out of the page
E) The force is zero.

Q.2. A flux of 4.0 × 10-5 T ∙ m2 is maintained through a coil of area 7.5 cm2 for 0.50 s.
What emf is induced in this coil during this time by this flux?

A) 2.0 × 10-5 V
B) 4.0 × 10-5 V
C) 3.0 × 10-5 V
D) 8.0 × 10-5 V
E) No emf is induced in this coil.

Q.3. As shown in the figure, a wire and a 10 Ω resistor are

used to form a circuit in the shape of a square with dimensions
20 cm by 20 cm. A uniform but non-steady magnetic field is
directed into the plane of the circuit. The magnitude of the
magnetic field is steadily decreased from 2.70 T to 0.90 T in a
time interval of 96 ms. What is the induced current in the
circuit, and what is its direction through the resistor?

A) 45 mA, from b to a
B) 45 mA, from a to b
C) 110 mA, from a to b
D) 75 mA, from b to a
E) 75 mA, from a to b

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Q.4. When a current of 2.0 A flows in the 100-turn primary of an ideal transformer, this
causes 14 A to flow in the secondary. How many turns are in the secondary?
A) 700
B) 114
C) 14
D) 356
E) 4

Q.5. The primary of an ideal transformer has 100 turns and its secondary has 200
turns. Neglecting frictional losses, if the power input to the primary is 100 W, we can
expect the power output of the secondary to be

A) 200 W.
B) 50 W.
C) 100 W.
D) none of the given answers.

Q.6. The inductance of a solenoid that is 16.0 cm long and has a cross-sectional area of
1.00 × 10−4 m2 is 1.00 mH. How many turns of wire does this solenoid have?

A) 318,000
B) 159,000
C) 282
D) 1130
E) 150

Q.7. A 73-mH solenoid inductor is wound on a form that is 0.80 m long and 0.10 m in
diameter. A coil having a resistance of 7.7Ω is tightly wound around the solenoid at its
center. The mutual inductance of the coil and solenoid is 19μH At a given instant, the
current in the solenoid is 820 mA and is decreasing at the rate of 2.5 A/s . At the given
instant, what is the induced current in the coil?

A) 4.9 μA
B) 8.6 μA
C) 6.2 μA
D) 7.4 μA
E) 9.9 μA