Assignment Manual
Assignment Manual
Assignment Manual
Assignment 1
CLO – 1 Max Marks = 10 Due Date: 17 Oct. 2024
Solve the following problems on your registers, before the due date.
Then explain the solution steps individually before the instructor, for evaluation.
Finally, the solved assignments will be kept safe by the students for record.
1 How many coulombs are represented by these amounts of electrons?
(a) 6.482 × 1017 (b) 1.24 × 1018 (c) 2.46 × 1019 (d) 1.628 × 1020
2 Determine the current flowing through an element if the charge flow is given by:
(a) q(t) = (3t + 8) mC (b) q(t) = (8 t2 + 4t – 2) C
(c) q(t) = (3e−t – 5 e−2t )nC (d) q(t) = 10 sin 120 t pC
(e) q(t) = 20 e−4t cos 50 t µC
3 Find the charge q(t) flowing through a device if the current is:
(a) i (t) = 3A, q(0) = 1 C (b) i(t) = (2 t + 5) mA, q(0) = 0
(c) i (t) = 20 cos (10 t + /6) µ A , q(0) = 2µ C
(d) i (t) = 1 0 e − 3 0 t s i n 4 0 t A , q(0) = 0
4 A current of 7.4 A flows through a conductor. Calculate how much charge passes through
any cross section of the conductor in 20 s.
5 A 60 – W incandescent bulb operates at 120 V. How many electrons and coulombs flow
through the bulb in one day?
6 Determine the total charge transferred over the time interval of 0 < t < 10 s,
when i(t) = ½ t A.
7 A lightning bolt with 10 kA strikes an object for 15 µs. How much charge is deposited on
the object?
8 The charge entering a certain element is shown.
Find the current at
(a) t = 1 ms, (b) t = 6 ms and (c) t = 10 ms.
12 A 1.8 kW electric heater takes 15 minutes to boil a quantity of water. If this is done once
a day and power costs Rs. 35 per unit, what is the cost of its operation for 30 days?
14 The current flowing through an element is given below. Plot the charge stored in the
element over 0 < t < 20 s.
15 The charge entering the positive terminal of an element and the corresponding voltage
across the element (plus to minus) are:
q = 5 sin 4 t mC and v = 3 cos 4 t V.
(a) Find the power delivered to the element at t = 0.3 s.
(b) Calculate the energy delivered to the element between 0 and 0.6 s.
18 The figure shows the current through and voltage across an element.
(a) Sketch the power delivered to the element for t > 0.
(b) Find the total energy absorbed by the element for the period of 0 < t < 4s.
23 A flashlight battery has a rating of 0.8 ampere-hours (Ah) and a lifetime of 10 hours.
(a) How much current can it deliver?
(b) How much power can it give if its terminal voltage is 6 V?
(c) How much energy is stored in the battery in Wh?
24 A 60-W incandescent lamp is connected to a 120-V source and is left burning
continuously in a staircase. Determine:
(a) The current through the lamp.
(b) The cost of operating the light for one leap year if electricity costs Rs. 50/- per
unit.
25 An electric stove with four burners and an oven is used in preparing a meal as follows.
Burner 1: 20 minutes Burner 2: 40 minutes Burner 3: 15 minutes
Burner 4: 45 minutes Oven : 30 minutes
If each burner is rated at 1.2 kW and the oven at 1.8 kW, calculate the cost of electricity
used in preparing the meal. Rate of electricity is as per your home bill of last month.
26 In a household, a 120-W PC is run for 4 h/day, while a 60-W bulb runs for 8 h/day. If
charged @ $0.2/kWh, calculate the cost for one month in Pak Rupees.
27 A telephone wire has a current of 20 µA flowing through it. How long does it take for a
charge of 15 C to pass through the wire.
30 A 12-V battery requires a total charge of 40 ampere-hours during recharging. How many
joules are supplied to the battery?
33 A 600-W TV receiver is turned ON for 4 h with nobody watching it. If electricity costs
Rs. 45/kWh, how much noney is wasted?
(Dr Zafrullah)
Course Instructor