Self Induction Problem

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A solenoid 30 cm long is made by winding 2000 loops of wire on an iron rod whose cross sectional
area is 1.5 cm2. If the relative permeability of the iron is 600, what is the self-inductance of the
solenoid? What average emf is induced in the solenoid as the current in it decreased from 0.60 A to
0.10 A in a time of 0.030 s?
2. The diameter and the length of a 100-turns solenoid are 1.0 m and 4.0 cm respectively.
a) Calculate the inductance of the solenoid.
b) The current in the solenoid varies with time as given by i(t) = (5t +2)A. Find the self-induced
emf.
3. a) Calculate the inductance of 25-cm long solenoid if its cross sectional area is 4 cm2 and total
turns is 300.
b) Determine the self-induced emf if the current in it decreases at a rate of 50 A/s.
4. A solenoid has a length of 1.5 m and consists of 470 turns per meter. It stored the energy of 0.31 J
when it carried the current of 12 A.
a) Calculate the inductance of the solenoid. b) Find the cross-sectional area of the solenoid.
5. At a certain instant, a coil with a resistance of 0.40 Ω and a self-inductance of 200 mH carries a
current of 0.30 A that is increasing at the rate of 0.50 A/s.
(a) What is the potential difference across the coil at that instant?
(b) Repeat if the current is decreasing at 0.50 A/s.
6. An inductor has a resistance of 6.0 Ω and inductance L. Find the value of L if the time constant of
the inductor is 2 ms.
7. Calculate the inductance of a LC circuit that oscillates with a frequency of 120 Hz. The capacitor
of the circuit is C = 8.0 µF.
8. a) A 1.0 µF capacitor is charged to a 12–V voltage supply. Calculate the energy stored in the
capacitor.
b) After fully charged, the capacitor is disconnected from the supply and then is connected in
parallel with an ideal inductor of inductance of 0.1 H. Calculate the maximum current in the
inductor.
9. A coil has an inductance of 1.5 H and a resistance of 0.60 Ω. If the coil is suddenly connected
across a 12-V battery,
a) find the time required for the current to rise to 0.63 of its final value.
b) What will be the final current through the coil? c) Find the current 1s after the connection.
d) Calculate the maximum energy stored in the coil.
10. A 1200-pF capacitor is fully charged by a 500-V dc power supply. It is disconnected from the
power supply and is connected, at t = 0, to a 75-mH inductor. Determine:
a) the initial charge on the capacitor b) the maximum current;
c) the frequency f and period T of oscillation d) the total energy oscillating in the system.
11. An LC circuit has an inductance of 2.81 mH and a capacitance of 9 pF.
The capacitor is initially charged with a 12 V battery when the switch
S1 is open and switch S2 is closed. S1 is then closed at the same time
that S2 is opened so that the capacitor is shorted across the inductor.
a. Find the frequency of the oscillation.
b. What are the maximum values of charge on the capacitor and current in the circuit?
c. Determine the charge and current as functions of time.

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