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Magnetic flux density and magnetic flux describe the strength of a magnetic field and the field passing through a surface. A charged particle moving through a magnetic field experiences a force perpendicular to its velocity and may follow circular or helical motion, depending on the angle between velocity and field.
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- A. 5V
- B. 10V
- C. 20V
- D. 50V
Explanation: We use the formula of motional emf. E = vBL = 5×2×0.5 = 5V
Correct answer: 5V- A. Resistor
- B. Capacitor
- C. Inductor
- D. Thermistor
Explanation: Resistors (option a), capacitors (option b), and thermistors (option d) do not store magnetic potential energy in their components.
Correct answer: Inductor- A. Copper wire
- B. Silver wire
- C. Aluminum wire
- D. No physical connection between them
Explanation: In an AC motor, the stator and rotor are not physically connected. Instead, their interaction occurs through the electromagnetic fields…
Correct answer: No physical connection between them1024. Two phase A.C. contains
- A. One wire two stators
- B. Two wires two stators
- C. Three wires two stators
- D. Three wires three stators
Explanation: A two-phase AC system uses three or four wires and has two stator windings in a motor, which are physically offset by 90 degrees.
Correct answer: Three wires two stators- A. A.C. voltage
- B. D.C voltage
- C. A.C. as well as D.C
- D. Neither A.C. nor D.C
Explanation: Transformers work specifically with alternating current (AC). The basic principle of a transformer involves electromagnetic induction…
Correct answer: A.C. voltage- A. Voltage
- B. Current
- C. Power
- D. Frequency
Explanation: The explanation of this question will be added soon!
Correct answer: Frequency- A. Input power > output power
- B. Input power < output power
- C. Input power = output power
- D. Output power = 0
Explanation: According to the principle of conservation of energy, an ideal transformer would ideally transfer all the power from the primary coil to…
Correct answer: Input power = output power- A. Smaller current and lower voltage
- B. Larger current and higher voltage
- C. Larger current and lower voltage
- D. Smaller current and higher voltage
Explanation: Option D is correct. This is the most efficient method for long-distance electrical power transmission.
Correct answer: Smaller current and higher voltage- A. Reduce flux leakage
- B. Minimize hysteresis loss
- C. Decrease coil resistance
- D. Minimize eddy current
Explanation: Laminations are specifically designed to minimize eddy currents by breaking up the metallic core into insulated sheets.
Correct answer: Minimize eddy current- A. Flux should link the coil
- B. Change in flux should link the coil
- C. Coil should form a closed loop
- D. Both (b) and (c) are true
Explanation: The two conditions for inducing an EMF in a coil are that there must be a change in the magnetic flux linking the coil and that the coil…
Correct answer: Both (b) and (c) are true- A. Transformer
- B. Dynamo
- C. AC generator
- D. None
Explanation: The emf is induced whenever a conductor is placed in the magnetic field of another conductor without having any relative motion.
Correct answer: Transformer- A. Anticlockwise
- B. Clockwise
- C. first anti-clockwise and then clo'ckwise
- D. First clockwise and then anti-clockwise
Explanation: By Lenz's law the direction of induced current in the ring is such as to oppose the falling of N-pole of the magnet.
Correct answer: Anticlockwise- A. Current
- B. Power
- C. Voltage
- D. Heat
Explanation: So, in a step-up transformer, the quantity that remains constant (ideally) is B) Power.
Correct answer: Power1034. A dynamo converts
- A. mechanical energy into electrical energy
- B. electrical energy into mechanical energy
- C. magnetic energy into electrical energy
- D. all of these
Explanation: Alternating current (AC) or voltage undergoes continuous variations in magnitude and regularly reverses its direction of flow.
Correct answer: all of these1035. The emf developed in a coil X due to the current in a neighboring coil Y is proportional to the
- A. thickness of the wire in X
- B. resistance of X
- C. rate of change of magnetic field in X
- D. electric fields in X
Explanation: According to Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, the electromotive force (EMF) induced in a coil is proportional to the rate of…
Correct answer: rate of change of magnetic field in X- A. move coil P toward coil Q
- B. open S
- C. move coil Q toward coil P
- D. move the slide of the rheostat R quickly to the right
Explanation: The energy stored in a magnetic field in an inductor is given by the formula W = LI2, where:* W is the energy stored,* L is the inductance…
Correct answer: open S- A. Current flowing
- B. Number of turns per unit length
- C. Voltage produced
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The self-inductance (L) of a coil depends on multiple factors:So, all of the options (a), (b), and (c) contribute to the self-inductance…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. An electric field only
- B. A magnetic field only
- C. Both an electric and magnetic field
- D. No such field at all
Explanation: A charge in uniform motion produces both an electric and magnetic field.
Correct answer: Both an electric and magnetic field- A. Magnetic flux through the coil
- B. Rate of change of magnetic flux through the coil
- C. Area of the coil
- D. Product of magnetic flux and area of the coil
Explanation: Among the options given, the correct answer is A) Rate of change of magnetic flux through the coil.
Correct answer: Rate of change of magnetic flux through the coil- A. Enhance the magnetic flux
- B. Increase the weight
- C. Increase the copper loss
- D. Decrease the copper losses
Explanation: It helps to efficiently guide and increase the magnetic flux generated by the primary winding, allowing for effective induction of voltage…
Correct answer: Enhance the magnetic flux