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Energy stored in an inductor (half L I squared)

This type of question, asked 12 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2024 S2, 12 May 2024 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S1, 26 Apr 2025 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2, 14 May 2026 S2. All 12 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 May 2023 S1

    11
    The magnetic energy stored in an inductor of inductance 5 μH5\,\mu H carrying a current of 2 A is

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2023 S2

    48
    The magnetic potential energy stored in certain inductor is [64]×10−3[64] \times 10^{-3} J, when the current in the inductor is 80 mA. This inductor is of inductance

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  3. Question 3

    10 May 2023 S1

    50
    The current in LR circuit is reduced to half. What will be the energy stored in it?

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  4. Question 4

    10 May 2023 S2

    22
    If current of 4 A produces magnetic flux of 3×10−33 \times 10^{-3} Wb through a coil of 400 turns, the energy stored in the coil will be

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  5. Question 5

    10 May 2024 S2

    34
    A 100 mH coil carries a current of 1 A. Energy stored in the form of magnetic field is

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  6. Question 6

    12 May 2024 S1

    44
    Two inductors of 60 mH each are joined in parallel. The current passing through this combination is 2.2 A. The energy stored in this combination of inductors in joule is

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  7. Question 7

    19 Apr 2025 S1

    10
    When three inductors of same inductance ' LL ' are connected in series and 'I' is the current passing through the circuit. The energy stored in the circuit is

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  8. Question 8

    26 Apr 2025 S1

    33
    Two circuits A and B are connected to identical d.c. sources each of e.m.f. 10 volt. Self-inductances of circuits AA and BB are respectively LA=10HL_{A}= 10H and LB=10mHL_{B}= 10mH. The total resistance of each circuit is 40Ω40\Omega. The ratio of energy consumed in circuit AA and circuit BB to build up the current to steady value is

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  9. Question 9

    18 Apr 2026 S1

    137
    The magnetic potential energy stored in a certain inductor is 4949 mJ when the current in the inductor is 7070 mA. The inductance of the inductor is

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  10. Question 10

    18 Apr 2026 S2

    135
    If current of 4 A produces magnetic flux of 3×10−33 \times 10^{-3} Wb through a coil of 400 turns, the energy stored in the coil will be

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  11. Question 11

    19 Apr 2026 S2

    136
    The magnetic energy stored in an inductor of inductance 4 H4\ \mathrm{H} carrying a current of 1.51.5 A is

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  12. Question 12

    14 May 2026 S2

    134
    The self induced e.m.f. of a coil is 2525 V. When the current in it is changed at uniform rate from 1010 A to 2525 A in 11 s, the change in the energy of the inductance is

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