Which of the following inductor will have the least eddy current losses?
A. Air core
B. Laminated iron core
C. Iron core
D. Powdered iron core
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Find the force acting on a conductor 3m long carrying a current of 50 amperes at right angles to a magnetic field having a flux density of 0.67 tesla
A. 100 N
B. 400 N
C. 600 N
D. 1000 N
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Both the number of turns and the core length of an inductive coil are doubled. Its self-inductance will be
A. Unaffected
B. Doubled
C. Halved
D. Quadrupled
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The polarity of the induced voltage can be determined by using the left-hand generator rule.
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A conductor 2 meters long moves at right angles to a magnetic field of flux density 1 tesla with a velocity of 12.5 m/s. The induced e.m.f. in the conductor will be
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If current in a conductor increases then according to Lenz's law self-induced voltage will
A. Aid the increasing current
B. Tend to decrease the amount of current
C. Produce current opposite to the increasing current
D. Aid the applied voltage
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Two coils have inductances of 8 mH and 18 mH and a coefficient of coupling of 0.5. If the two coils are connected in series aiding, the total inductance will be
A. 32 mH
B. 38 mH
C. 40 mH
D. 48 mH
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Two coils have self-inductances of 10 H and 2 H, the mutual inductance being zero. If the two coils are connected in series, the total inductance will be
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A coil is wound on iron core which carries current I. The self-induced voltage in the coil is not affected by
A. Variation in coil current
B. Variation in voltage to the coil
C. Change of number of turns of coil
D. The resistance of magnetic path
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Mutually inductance between two magnetically coupled coils depends on
A. Permeability of the core
B. The number of their turns
C. Cross-sectional area of their common core
D. All of the above
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Current changing from 8 A to 12 A in one second induced 20 volts in a coil. The value of inductance is
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A coil induces 350 mV when the current changes at the rate of 1 A/s. The value of inductance is
A. 3500 mH
B. 350 mH
C. 250 mH
D. 150 mH
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Higher the self-inductance of a coil,
A. Lesser its weber-turns
B. Lower the e.m.f. induced
C. Greater the flux produced by it
D. Longer the delay in establishing steady current through it
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The inductance of a coil will increase under all the following conditions except
A. When more length for the same number of turns is provided
B. When the number of turns of the coil increase
C. When more area for each turn is provided
D. When permeability of the core increases
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The self-inductance of the coil may be defined as equal to the e.m.f. induced in volts when the current in the circuit changes at the rate of unit Weber turns.
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As per Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction, an e.m.f. is induced in a conductor whenever it
A. Lies perpendicular to the magnetic flux
B. Lies in a magnetic field
C. Cuts magnetic flux
D. Moves parallel to the direction of the magnetic field
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The coefficient of coupling between two air core coils depends on
A. Self-inductance of two coils only
B. Mutual inductance between two coils only
C. Mutual inductance and self inductance of two coils
D. None of the above
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Air-core coils are practically free from
A. Hysteresis losses
B. Eddy current losses
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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A laminated iron core has reduced eddy-current losses because
A. More wire can be used with less D.C. resistance in coil
B. The laminations are insulated from each other
C. The magnetic flux is concentrated in the air gap of the core
D. The laminations are stacked vertically
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In case of an inductance, current is proportional to
A. Voltage across the inductance
B. Magnetic field
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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