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Electromagnetic Induction
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12. Electromagnetic Induction — worked examples
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Solved Examples
Worked · 11
- Solved Ex.12.1A coil consists of 400 turns of wire. Each turn is a square of side cm. A uniform magnetic field directed perpendicular to the plane of the coil is turned on. If the field changes linearly from 0 to 0.50 T in 0.8 s, what is the magnitude of induced emf in the coil while the field is changing?
- Solved Ex.12.2A long solenoid S, as shown in the figure has 200 turns/cm and carries a current of 1.4 A. The diameter of the solenoid is 3 cm. A coil C, having 100 turns and diameter of 2 cm is kept coaxial to the solenoid. The current in the solenoid is decreased steadily to zero in 20 ms. Calculate the magnitude of emf induced in the coil C when the current in the solenoid is changing.
- Solved Ex.12.3A rotating armature of a simple generator consists of rectangular section DABC of a conducting wire as shown in the figure, to which connections are made through sliding contacts. The armature is rotated at 1500 rpm in the magnetic field of 0.5 N/A.m. Determine the induced emf between the terminals P and Q of the generator at the instant shown in the adjoining figure.
- Solved Ex.12.4A conducting loop of area 1 m is placed normal to uniform magnetic field 3 Wb/m. If the magnetic field is uniformly reduced to 1 Wb/m in a time of 0.5 s, calculate the induced emf produced in the loop.
- Solved Ex.12.5Derive an expression for the self-inductance of a toroid of circular cross-section of radius and major radius . Calculate the self inductance of toroid for major radius cm, cross-section of toroid having radius cm and the number of turns .
- Solved Ex.12.6Consider a uniformly wound solenoid having turns and length . The core of the solenoid is air. Find the inductance of the solenoid of , cm and cross-sectional area, cm. Calculate the induced emf , if the current flowing through the solenoid decreases at a rate of 60 A/s.
- Solved Ex.12.7The self-inductance of a closely wound coil of 200 turns is 10 mH. Determine the value of magnetic flux through the cross-section of the coil when the current passing through the coil is 4 mA.
- Solved Ex.12.8Calculate the self-inductance of a coaxial cable of length and carrying a current . The current flows down the inner cylinder with radius , and flows out of the outer cylinder with radius .
- Solved Ex.12.9Mutual inductance of the wireless charging system. In a wireless battery charger, the base unit can be imagined as a solenoid (coil B) of length with turns, carrying a current and having a cross-section area . The handle coil (coil ) has turns and surrounds the base solenoid (coil B) completely. The base unit is designed to hold the handle of the charging unit. The handle has a cylindrical hole so that it fits loosely over a matching cylinder on the base unit. When the handle is placed on the base, the current flowing in coil induces a current in the coil . Thus, the induced current in the coil is used to charge the battery housed in the handle.
- Solved Ex.12.10Two coils having self inductances mH and mH are coupled with each other. The coefficient of coupling is 0.75 calculate the mutual inductance of the two coils.
- Solved Ex.12.11The mutual inductance of the two coils is given as 1.5 H. The self inductances of the coils are : H, H. Find the coefficient of coupling beween the coils.
Exercises
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Choose the correct option
Practice · 5
- Choose the correct option.Ex Q.1 (i)A circular coil of 100 turns with a cross-sectional area (A) of 1 m is kept with its plane perpendicular to the magnetic field (B) of 1 T. What is the magnetic flux linkage with the coil?
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- Ex Q.1 (ii)A conductor rod of length (l) is moving with velocity (v) in a direction normal to a uniform magnetic field (B). What will be the magnitude of induced emf produced between the ends of the moving conductor?
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- Ex Q.1 (iii)Two inductor coils with inductance 10 mH and 20 mH are connected in series. What is the resultant inductance of the combination of the two coils?
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- Ex Q.1 (iv)A current through a coil of self inductance 10 mH increases from 0 to 1 A in 0.1 s. What is the induced emf in the coil?
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- Ex Q.1 (v)What is the energy required to build up a current of 1 A in an inductor of 20 mH?
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Answer in brief
Practice · 5
- Answer in brief.Ex Q.2 (i)What do you mean by electromagnetic induction? State Faraday's law of induction.
- Ex Q.2 (ii)State and explain Lenz's law in the light of principle of conservation of energy.
- Ex Q.2 (iii)What are eddy currents? State applications of eddy currents.
- Ex Q.2 (iv)If the copper disc of a pendulum swings between the poles of a magnet, the pendulum comes to rest very quickly. Explain the reason. What happens to the mechanical energy of the pendulum?
- Ex Q.2 (v)Explain why the inductance of two coils connected in parallel is less than the inductance of either coil.
Solve the following
Practice · 15
- Ex Q.3In a Faraday disc dynamo, a metal disc of radius rotates with an angular velocity about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the disc and passing through its centre. The disc is placed in a magnetic field acting perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Determine the induced emf between the rim and the axis of the disc.
- Ex Q.4A horizontal wire 20 m long extending from east to west is falling with a velocity of 10 m/s normal to the Earth's magnetic field of T. What is the value of induced emf in the wire?
- Ex Q.5A metal disc is made to spin at 20 revolutions per second about an axis passing through its centre and normal to its plane. The disc has a radius of 30 cm and spins in a uniform magnetic field of 0.20 T, which is parallel to the axis of rotation. Calculate (a) The area swept out per second by the radius of the disc, (b) The flux cut per second by a radius of the disc, (c) The induced emf in the disc.
- Ex Q.6A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual inductance of 1.5 H. If the current in one coil changes from 0 to 10 A in 0.2 s, what is the change of flux linkage with the other coil?
- Ex Q.7A long solenoid has 1500 turns/m. A coil C having cross sectional area 25 cm and 150 turns is wound tightly around the centre of the solenoid. If a current of 3.0 A flows through the solenoid, calculate : (a) the magnetic flux density at the centre of the solenoid, (b) the flux linkage in the coil C, (c) the average emf induced in coil C if the direction of the current in the solenoid is reversed in a time of 0.5 s.
- Ex Q.8A search coil having 2000 turns with area 1.5 cm is placed in a magnetic field of 0.60 T. The coil is moved rapidly out of the field in a time of 0.2 second. Calculate the induced emf across the search coil.
- Ex Q.9An aircraft of wing span of 50 m flies horizontally in earth's magnetic field of T at a speed of 400 m/s. Calculate the emf generated between the tips of the wings of the aircraft.
- Ex Q.10A stiff semi-circular wire of radius is rotated in a uniform magnetic field about an axis passing through its ends. If the frequency of rotation of the wire is , calculate the amplitude of the alternating emf induced in the wire.
- Ex Q.11Calculate the value of induced emf between the ends of an axle of a railway carriage 1.75 m long traveling on level ground with a uniform velocity of 50 km per hour. The vertical component of Earth's magnetic field is given to be T.
- Ex Q.12The value of mutual inductance of two coils is 10 mH. If the current in one of the coil changes from 5 A to 1 A in 0.2 s, calculate the value of emf induced in the other coil.
- Ex Q.13An emf of 96.0 mV is induced in the windings of a coil when the current in a nearby coil is increasing at the rate of 1.20 A/s. What is the mutual inductance of the two coils?
- Ex Q.14A long solenoid of length , cross-sectional area and having turns (primary coil), has a small coil of turns (secondary coil) wound about its centre. Determine the Mutual inductance of the two coils.
- Ex Q.15The primary and secondary coil of a transformer each have an inductance of H. The mutual inductance between the windings is H. What percentage of the flux from one coil reaches the other?
- Ex Q.16A toroidal ring, having 100 turns per cm of a thin wire is wound on a non-magnetic metal rod of length 1 m and diameter 1 cm. If the permeability of bar is equal to that of free space , calculate the magnetic field inside the bar when the current circulating through the turns is 1 A. Also determine the self-inductance of the coil.
- Ex Q.17A uniform magnetic field , pointing upward fills a circular region of radius, in horizontal plane. If is changing with time, find the induced electric field. [Hint : Part of Maxwell's equation, applied to a time varying magnetic flux, leads us to the equation , where is the electric field induced when the magnetic flux changes at the rate of .]
What the board has asked from this chapter
Questions per paper · 15 papers · 2016 to 2026
2016: 2 questions per paper. 2017: 2 questions per paper. 2018: 1 questions per paper. 2020: 3 questions per paper. 2022: 3 questions per paper. 2023: 2 questions per paper. 2024: 2.3 questions per paper. 2025: 2.3 questions per paper. 2026: 2.5 questions per paper
June 2026
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- Q. 26An emf of 90 mV is induced in the winding of a coil, when current in a nearby coil is increasing at the rate of 4.5 A/s. What is the mutual inductance of the two coils?Mutual Inductance
- Q. 29With the help of neat diagram explain construction of a transformer. Calculate energy required to build up current of 1A in an inductor of inductance 20 mH.Mutual Inductance
February 2026
3 q
- Q. 1(vi)A conducting rod of length , rotates about one of its ends in a uniform magnetic field , with a constant angular velocity . If the plane of rotation is perpendicular to , the e.m.f. induced between the ends of rod is _____.
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Motional Electromotive Force - Q. 3What are Eddy currents? State its two applications.Eddy Currents
- Q. 30Define : (i) Self inductance (ii) Mutual inductance A conducting loop of area is placed normal to a uniform magnetic field of . If the magnetic field is uniformly reduced to in 0.5 second, calculate the induced e.m.f. produced in the coil.Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field
June 2025
3 q
- Answer the following questions :Q. 2(v)Define mutual inductance.Mutual Inductance
- Q. 9State Faraday's laws in electromagnetic induction.Faraday's Laws and Magnetic Flux
- Q. 29Obtain an expression for motional e.m.f. in a rotating bar with constant angular velocity in uniform magnetic field perpendicular to plane of rotation. The mutual inductance (M) of the two coils is 1.5H. The self inductances of the coils are 5H and 4H. Calculate the coefficient of coupling between the coils.Motional Electromotive Force
February 2025
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- Answer the following questions :Q. 2(ii)Define self inductance.Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field
- Q. 9Two coils having self inductances 60 mH each, are coupled with each other. If the coefficient of coupling is 0.75, calculate the mutual inductance between them.Mutual Inductance
- Q. 21A conducting bar is rotating with constant angular speed around a pivot at one end in a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to its plane of rotation. Obtain an expression for the rotational e.m.f. induced between the ends of the bar.Motional Electromotive Force
- Q. 1(x)A transformer increases an alternating e.m.f. from 220V to 880V. If primary coil has 1000 turns, the number of turns in the secondary coil are _____.
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Mutual Inductance
July 2024
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- Q. 1(vii)The unit henry is equal to ____.
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Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field - Answer the following questions :Q. 2(v)What are eddy currents?Eddy Currents
- Q. 9Explain the working of a transformer with a neat, labelled diagram.Mutual Inductance
- Q. 23A search coil having 2000 turns with area is placed in a magnetic field of 0.6T. The coil is moved rapidly out of the field in a time of 0.2 second. Calculate the induced emf across the search coil.Faraday's Laws and Magnetic Flux
February 2024
3 q
- Q. 1(viii)The current in a coil changes from 50A to 10A in 0.1 second. The self inductance of the coil is 20H. The induced e.m.f. in the coil is _____.
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Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field - Q. 10An aircraft of wing span of 60 m flies horizontally in earth's magnetic field of T at a speed of 500 m/s. Calculate the e.m.f. induced between the tips of wings of aircraft.Motional Electromotive Force
- Q. 27What is a transformer? Explain construction and working of a transformer. Derive the equation for a transformer.Mutual Inductance
February 2023
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- Q. 1(v)If a circular coil of 100 turns with a cross-sectional area of is kept with its plane perpendicular to the magnetic field of 1 T, the magnetic flux linked with the coil will be ________.
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Faraday's Laws and Magnetic Flux - Q. 7Explain, why the equivalent inductance of two coils connected in parallel is less than the inductance of either of the coils.Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field
- Q. 28(i)Derive an expression for energy stored in the magnetic field in terms of induced current.Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field
- Q. 28(ii)A wire 5 m long is supported horizontally at a height of 15 m along east-west direction. When it is about to hit the ground, calculate the average e.m.f. induced in it. ()Motional Electromotive Force
March 2022
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- Q. 25An emf of 91 mV is induced in the windings of a coil, when the current in a nearby coil is increasing at the rate of 1.3 A/s, what is the mutual inductance (M) of the two coils in mH?Mutual Inductance
- Q. 2(vii)Two inductor coils with inductance 10 mH and 20 mH are connected in series. What is the resultant inductance of the combination of the two coils?Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field
- Q. 20Derive an expression for emf (e) generated in a conductor of length (l) moving in uniform magnetic field (B) with uniform velocity (v) along x-axis.Motional Electromotive Force
February 2020
3 q
- Q. 2(iii)What does the negative sign indicate in Lenz's law?Lenz's Law
- Q. 1(ii)If a coil of metal wire is kept stationary in a uniform magnetic field, then ________.
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Induced emf in a Stationary Coil - Q. 4Distinguish between step-up and step-down transformer.Mutual Inductance
March 2018
1 q
- Q. 8. AProve theoretically the relation between e.m.f. induced in a coil and rate of change of magnetic flux in electromagnetic induction.Faraday's Laws and Magnetic Flux
March 2017
2 q
- Q. 7(ii)Explain self induction and mutual induction.Self-Inductance and Energy in a Magnetic Field
- Q. 6(vi)The magnetic flux through a loop is varying according to a relation where is in milliweber and t is in second. What is the e.m.f. induced in the loop at second?Faraday's Laws and Magnetic Flux
March 2016
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- Q. 5(vii)The co-efficient of mutual induction between primary and secondary coil is 2H. Calculate induced e.m.f. if current of 4A is cut off in seconds.Mutual Inductance
- Q. 7State the principle on which transformer works. Explain its working with construction. Derive an expression for ratio of e.m.f.s and currents in terms of number of turns in primary and secondary coil.Mutual Inductance
The 10 board questions to practise first
The questions the board asked again come first, most asked first. Each one says how often and when.
Question 1
Asked 2 times: Mar 2022*, Jun 2026 (* = numbers or wording changed that year)
Q. 26An emf of 90 mV is induced in the winding of a coil, when current in a nearby coil is increasing at the rate of 4.5 A/s. What is the mutual inductance of the two coils?Question 2
Asked 2 times: Jul 2024, Feb 2026
Q. 3What are Eddy currents? State its two applications.Question 3
Asked 2 times: Feb 2025, Jun 2025
Q. 29Obtain an expression for motional e.m.f. in a rotating bar with constant angular velocity in uniform magnetic field perpendicular to plane of rotation. The mutual inductance (M) of the two coils is 1.5H. The self inductances of the coils are 5H and 4H. Calculate the coefficient of coupling between the coils.Question 4
Asked 2 times: Mar 2016, Feb 2024
Q. 27What is a transformer? Explain construction and working of a transformer. Derive the equation for a transformer.Question 5
This type asked 4 times: Mar 2016, Mar 2022, Feb 2024, Jun 2026. This one: Feb 2024
Q. 1(viii)The current in a coil changes from 50A to 10A in 0.1 second. The self inductance of the coil is 20H. The induced e.m.f. in the coil is _____.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
This type asked 4 times: Mar 2016, Feb 2024, Jul 2024, Jun 2026. This one: Jun 2026
Q. 29With the help of neat diagram explain construction of a transformer. Calculate energy required to build up current of 1A in an inductor of inductance 20 mH.Question 7
This type asked 3 times: Feb 2025, Jun 2025, Feb 2026. This one: Feb 2026
Q. 1(vi)A conducting rod of length , rotates about one of its ends in a uniform magnetic field , with a constant angular velocity . If the plane of rotation is perpendicular to , the e.m.f. induced between the ends of rod is _____.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
This type asked 3 times: Mar 2017, Jul 2024, Feb 2026. This one: Feb 2026
Q. 30Define : (i) Self inductance (ii) Mutual inductance A conducting loop of area is placed normal to a uniform magnetic field of . If the magnetic field is uniformly reduced to in 0.5 second, calculate the induced e.m.f. produced in the coil.Question 9
This type asked 3 times: Mar 2017, Feb 2025, Jun 2025. This one: Jun 2025
Answer the following questions :Q. 2(v)Define mutual inductance.Question 10
This type asked 3 times: Mar 2022, Feb 2023, Feb 2024. This one: Feb 2024
Q. 10An aircraft of wing span of 60 m flies horizontally in earth's magnetic field of T at a speed of 500 m/s. Calculate the e.m.f. induced between the tips of wings of aircraft.