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NCERT Solutions: Class 12 Physics Chapter 6 - Electromagnetic Induction

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Q.6.3A long solenoid with 15 turns per cm has a small loop of area 2.0 cm2 placed inside the solenoid normal to its axis. If the current carried by the solenoid changes steadily from 2.0 A to 4.0 A in 0.1 s, what is the induced emf in the loop while the current is changing?v
Solution

The magnetic field in a long solenoid is $B=\mu_0nI$. Thus the induced emf in the small loop is $\epsilon=A\mu_0n\,dI/dt$. Here $n=15\,\text{cm}^{-1}=1500\,\text{m}^{-1}$, $A=2.0\times10^{-4}\,\text{m}^2$ and $dI/dt=(4.0-2.0)/0.1=20\,\text{A s}^{-1}$. Therefore $\epsilon=(2.0\times10^{-4})(4\pi\times10^{-7})(1500)(20)=7.5\times10^{-6}\,\text{V}$.

Answer:

$7.5\times10^{-6}\,\text{V}$.

Q.6.4A rectangular wire loop of sides 8 cm and 2 cm with a small cut is moving out of a region of uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.3 T directed normal to the loop. What is the emf developed across the cut if the velocity of the loop is 1 cm s–1 in a direction normal to the (a) longer side, (b) shorter side of the loop? For how long does the induced voltage last in each case?v
Solution

As the loop leaves the field, $\epsilon=B l v$, where $l$ is the side cutting the boundary. If motion is normal to the longer side, $l=8\,\text{cm}=0.08\,\text{m}$, so $\epsilon=0.3(0.08)(0.01)=2.4\times10^{-4}\,\text{V}$. The voltage lasts while the loop crosses through its shorter width, $0.02/0.01=2\,\text{s}$. If motion is normal to the shorter side, $l=0.02\,\text{m}$, so $\epsilon=0.3(0.02)(0.01)=6.0\times10^{-5}\,\text{V}$, lasting $0.08/0.01=8\,\text{s}$.

Answer:

(a) $2.4\times10^{-4}\,\text{V}$ for $2\,\text{s}$. (b) $6.0\times10^{-5}\,\text{V}$ for $8\,\text{s}$.

Q.6.5A 1.0 m long metallic rod is rotated with an angular frequency of 400 rad s–1 about an axis normal to the rod passing through its one end. The other end of the rod is in contact with a circular metallic ring. A constant and uniform magnetic field of 0.5 T parallel to the axis exists everywhere. Calculate the emf developed between the centre and the ring.v
Solution

For a rod rotating about one end in a uniform magnetic field parallel to the axis, the motional emf is $\epsilon=\frac12B\omega l^2$. With $B=0.5\,\text{T}$, $\omega=400\,\text{rad s}^{-1}$ and $l=1.0\,\text{m}$, $\epsilon=\frac12(0.5)(400)(1.0)^2=100\,\text{V}$.

Answer:

$100\,\text{V}$.

Q.6.6A horizontal straight wire 10 m long extending from east to west is falling with a speed of 5.0 m s–1, at right angles to the horizontal component of the earth’s magnetic field, 0.30 × 10–4 Wb m–2. (a) What is the instantaneous value of the emf induced in the wire? (b) What is the direction of the emf? (c) Which end of the wire is at the higher electrical potential?v
Solution

The motional emf is $\epsilon=Blv=(0.30\times10^{-4})(10)(5.0)=1.5\times10^{-3}\,\text{V}$. Taking east as $+x$, north as $+y$, and upward as $+z$, the falling wire has velocity $-\hat{z}$ and the horizontal earth field is along north. For positive charges, $\mathbf{v}\times\mathbf{B}=(-\hat{z})\times\hat{y}=+\hat{x}$, so positive charge is driven towards the east end. Hence the emf is from west to east and the east end is at higher potential.

Answer:

(a) $1.5\times10^{-3}\,\text{V}$. (b) The emf is directed from west to east. (c) The eastern end is at higher potential.

Q.6.7Current in a circuit falls from 5.0 A to 0.0 A in 0.1 s. If an average emf of 200 V induced, give an estimate of the self-inductance of the circuit.v
Solution

For self-induction, $|\epsilon|=L|dI/dt|$. The current changes by $5.0\,\text{A}$ in $0.1\,\text{s}$, so $|dI/dt|=50\,\text{A s}^{-1}$. Thus $L=200/50=4.0\,\text{H}$.

Answer:

$4.0\,\text{H}$.

Q.6.8A pair of adjacent coils has a mutual inductance of 1.5 H. If the current in one coil changes from 0 to 20 A in 0.5 s, what is the change of flux linkage with the other coil?v
Solution

Flux linkage with the other coil is $N\Phi=MI$. Therefore the change in flux linkage is $\Delta(N\Phi)=M\Delta I=1.5(20-0)=30\,\text{Wb-turn}$. The time interval is not needed for flux linkage; it would be needed for induced emf.

Answer:

$30\,\text{Wb-turn}$.