JEE Physics Electromagnetic Induction MCQs Set 13

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Question 1: A rectangular coil of single turn and area \( A \) rotates in a uniform magnetic field \( B \) with angular velocity \( \omega \) about an axis perpendicular to the field. Initially the plane of the coil is perpendicular to the field. The average induced emf when it has rotated through 90° is
(a) \( \dfrac{\omega BA}{\pi} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{\omega BA}{4\pi} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{2\omega BA}{\pi} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{\omega BA}{2\pi} \)
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Answer: (c) \( \dfrac{2\omega BA}{\pi} \)

Explanation:
1. Flux changes from \( BA \) to 0.
2. Time taken \( t=\dfrac{\pi/2}{\omega} \).
3. Average emf \( =\dfrac{BA}{\pi/(2\omega)}=\dfrac{2\omega BA}{\pi} \).

Teacher's Note:
1. Average emf is the change of flux divided by the time.
2. A quarter turn takes \( \pi/2\omega \).

Question 2: A small coil of radius \( r \) is placed at the centre of a large coil of radius \( R \) (\( R\gg r \)). The coils are coplanar. The coefficient of mutual induction between them is
(a) \( \dfrac{\mu_0\pi r^2}{2R^2} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{\mu_0\pi r^2}{2R} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{\mu_0\pi r}{2R} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{\mu_0\pi r}{2R^2} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac{\mu_0\pi r^2}{2R} \)

Explanation:
1. Field at the centre of the large coil per unit current: \( \dfrac{\mu_0}{2R} \).
2. Flux through the small coil: \( \dfrac{\mu_0}{2R}\pi r^2 \); so \( M=\dfrac{\mu_0\pi r^2}{2R} \).

Teacher's Note:
1. Treat the field over the small coil as uniform.
2. M is flux per unit current.

Question 3: The role of self-inductance in a circuit is equivalent to
(a) inertia
(b) energy
(c) momentum
(d) force
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Answer: (a) inertia

Explanation:
1. Self-inductance opposes any change of current, just as mass resists change of velocity.
2. Hence it plays the role of inertia.

Teacher's Note:
1. Compare \( \tfrac12Li^2 \) with \( \tfrac12mv^2 \).
2. Current is the analogue of velocity.

Question 4: Two coils of self-inductances 2 mH and 8 mH are placed so close together that the effective flux in one coil is completely linked with the other. The mutual inductance between the coils is
(a) 6 mH
(b) 4 mH
(c) 10 mH
(d) 16 mH
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Answer: (b) 4 mH

Explanation:
1. For perfect coupling \( M=\sqrt{L_1L_2}=\sqrt{2\times8} \) mH = 4 mH.

Teacher's Note:
1. Perfect coupling means coupling coefficient k = 1.
2. Geometric mean.

Question 5: The coefficients of self-induction of two coils are 0.01 H and 0.03 H. If they are connected so that their fluxes oppose, and the mutual inductance is \( M=0.01 \) H, the resultant self-inductance is
(a) zero
(b) 2 H
(c) 0.2 H
(d) 0.02 H
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Answer: (d) 0.02 H

Explanation:
1. \( L=L_1+L_2-2M=0.01+0.03-0.02=0.02 \) H.

Teacher's Note:
1. Opposing fluxes subtract twice the mutual inductance.
2. Aiding fluxes add it.

Question 6: A rectangular loop with a sliding connector of length 10 cm and resistance 1 Ω is in a uniform magnetic field of 0.1 T perpendicular to the plane. The connector moves at 1 m/s. Two fixed resistors of 2 Ω (left) and 3 Ω (right) are connected across the ends of the connector (so they are in parallel with each other). The current in the connector is
(a) \( \dfrac{1}{220} \) A
(b) \( \dfrac{1}{110} \) A
(c) \( \dfrac{1}{440} \) A
(d) \( \dfrac{1}{55} \) A
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Answer: (a) \( \dfrac{1}{220} \) A

Explanation:
1. Emf \( \varepsilon=B\ell v=0.1\times0.1\times1=0.01 \) V.
2. The 2 Ω and 3 Ω resistors are in parallel: \( \dfrac{2\times3}{5}=1.2 \) Ω; in series with the connector 1 Ω: total 2.2 Ω.
3. Current \( =\dfrac{0.01}{2.2}=\dfrac{1}{220} \) A.

Teacher's Note:
1. The connector acts as the source with its own internal resistance.
2. Combine the parallel resistors first.

Question 7: In the circuit, X is joined to Y for a long time (a battery of emf \( E \) with inductor \( L \) and resistor \( R_1 \) in series) and then X is joined to Z so that the inductor discharges through the resistor \( R_2 \) alone (the battery is disconnected). The total heat produced in \( R_2 \) is
(a) \( \dfrac{LE^2}{2R_1R_2} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{LE^2}{2R_1^2} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{LE^2R_2}{2R_1^2} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{LE^2}{2R_2^2} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac{LE^2}{2R_1^2} \)

Explanation:
1. In steady state the current is \( I=E/R_1 \).
2. The stored energy \( \tfrac12LI^2=\dfrac{LE^2}{2R_1^2} \) is dissipated entirely in the resistor in the closed discharge loop, which is \( R_2 \).

Teacher's Note:
1. All the stored magnetic energy turns into heat.
2. The current just before the switch is E/R₁.

Question 8: A bulb rated 200 V, 100 W is connected in series with an inductor of \( L=200 \) H and a 200 V battery through a switch, which is closed at \( t=0 \). The ratio of the power dissipated in the bulb at \( t=1 \) s to that at \( t=2 \) s is
(a) \( \dfrac{e^2-1}{e^4+1} \)
(b) \( \left(\dfrac{e^2}{e^2+1}\right)^2 \)
(c) \( \dfrac{e^2}{e^4+1} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{e^2}{e^4-1} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \left(\dfrac{e^2}{e^2+1}\right)^2 \)

Explanation:
1. Bulb resistance \( R=\dfrac{200^2}{100}=400 \) Ω; \( \tau=L/R=0.5 \) s.
2. Current \( i=i_0(1-e^{-2t}) \); power \( \propto i^2 \).
3. Ratio \( \left(\dfrac{1-e^{-2}}{1-e^{-4}}\right)^2=\left(\dfrac{1}{1+e^{-2}}\right)^2=\left(\dfrac{e^2}{e^2+1}\right)^2 \).

Teacher's Note:
1. Find the time constant from the bulb's resistance.
2. Use growth of current in an LR circuit.

Question 9: A square loop of side 0.5 m and resistance 10 Ω is partly in a magnetic field of 1.0 T (directed into the page) that is perpendicular to its plane. The loop is pulled out of the field uniformly in 2.0 s. The work done in pulling the loop out of the field is
(a) \( 5.0\times10^{-4} \) J
(b) \( 3.125\times10^{-3} \) J
(c) \( 1.25\times10^{-2} \) J
(d) \( 6.25\times10^{-4} \) J
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Answer: (b) \( 3.125\times10^{-3} \) J

Explanation:
1. Speed \( v=0.5/2=0.25 \) m/s; emf \( B\ell v=0.125 \) V.
2. Power \( \dfrac{\varepsilon^2}{R}=1.5625\times10^{-3} \) W.
3. Work \( =P\,t=3.125\times10^{-3} \) J.

Teacher's Note:
1. Work done equals the electrical energy dissipated.
2. Use ε²/R for power.

Question 10: AB and CD are smooth parallel rails separated by a distance \( \ell \) and inclined at an angle \( \theta \) to the horizontal. A uniform magnetic field \( B \) acts vertically upwards in the region. A conductor EF of mass \( m \) carrying a current \( i \) lies across the rails. For EF to be in equilibrium,
(a) \( Bi\ell=mg\sin\theta \)
(b) \( Bi\ell=mg\cos\theta \)
(c) \( Bi\ell=mg\tan\theta \)
(d) \( Bi\ell=mg \)
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Answer: (c) \( Bi\ell=mg\tan\theta \)

Explanation:
1. The magnetic force \( Bi\ell \) is horizontal (field vertical, wire horizontal).
2. Components along the incline: \( Bi\ell\cos\theta=mg\sin\theta \).
3. Hence \( Bi\ell=mg\tan\theta \).

Teacher's Note:
1. Resolve forces along the incline, since the rails are smooth.
2. A vertical field gives a horizontal force.

Question 11: The switches in two circuits are closed at \( t=0 \): in circuit (a) a battery of emf \( E \) is connected with a capacitor \( C \) and a resistor \( R \); in circuit (b) with an inductor \( L \) and a resistor \( R \). Which statements are correct? (1) Charge on C just after \( t=0 \) is \( EC \). (2) Charge on C long after \( t=0 \) is \( EC \). (3) Current in L just after \( t=0 \) is \( E/R \). (4) Current in L long after \( t=0 \) is \( E/R \).
(a) (1), (2) and (4)
(b) (1) and (3) only
(c) (2), (3) and (4)
(d) (2) and (4) only
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Answer: (d) (2) and (4) only

Explanation:
1. Just after closing the capacitor is uncharged, and the inductor carries no current, so (1) and (3) are false.
2. After a long time the capacitor is fully charged to \( E \) so \( q=EC \), and the inductor behaves as a plain wire with \( i=E/R \); (2) and (4) are true.

Teacher's Note:
1. Capacitor: initially a short, finally an open circuit.
2. Inductor: initially open, finally a short.

Question 12: Two different coils have self-inductances 8 mH and 2 mH. The current in the first coil is increased at a constant rate and the current in the second coil is increased at the same rate. At a certain instant the power given to the two coils is the same. Which of the following hold at that instant? (1) \( I_1/I_2=1/4 \); (2) \( I_1/I_2=4 \); (3) \( W_2/W_1=4 \); (4) \( V_2/V_1=1/4 \) (where I, V, W are current, induced voltage and stored energy).
(a) (1), (3) and (4) only
(b) (1) and (4) only
(c) (2), (3) and (4) only
(d) (1) and (3) only
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Answer: (a) (1), (3) and (4) only

Explanation:
1. Power \( P=Li\dfrac{di}{dt} \) is equal, so \( L_1I_1=L_2I_2 \) and \( I_1/I_2=L_2/L_1=1/4 \): (1) true, (2) false.
2. Voltage \( V=L\dfrac{di}{dt} \): \( V_2/V_1=L_2/L_1=1/4 \): (4) true.
3. Energy \( W=\tfrac12LI^2 \): \( \dfrac{W_2}{W_1}=\dfrac{2\times16}{8\times1}=4 \): (3) true.

Teacher's Note:
1. Same di/dt for both coils.
2. Use P = L i di/dt, V = L di/dt and W = ½Li².

Question 13: A charged ring of mass 50 g, charge 2 C and radius 2 m lies on a smooth horizontal surface. A magnetic field varying with time at a rate of 0.2 T/s is applied normal to the plane of the ring. The angular speed attained by the ring in 10 s is
(a) 20 rad/s
(b) 40 rad/s
(c) 80 rad/s
(d) 10 rad/s
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Answer: (b) 40 rad/s

Explanation:
1. Induced electric field at the ring: \( E=\dfrac R2\dfrac{dB}{dt}=\dfrac22\times0.2=0.2 \) V/m.
2. Tangential force on the total charge \( F=qE=0.4 \) N, so \( a=F/m=0.4/0.05=8 \) m/s².
3. Speed \( v=at=80 \) m/s, so \( \omega=v/R=80/2=40 \) rad/s.

Teacher's Note:
1. Changing flux drives a tangential electric field around the ring.
2. Angular speed is v/R.

Question 14: The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field at a place is \( 3\times10^{-4} \) T and the dip is \( \tan^{-1}(4/3) \). A metal rod of length 0.25 m placed in the north-south position is moved at a constant speed of 10 cm/s towards the east. The emf induced in the rod is
(a) \( 1.25\times10^{-5} \) V
(b) \( 7.5\times10^{-6} \) V
(c) zero
(d) \( 1\times10^{-5} \) V
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Answer: (d) \( 1\times10^{-5} \) V

Explanation:
1. Vertical component \( B_V=B_H\tan\delta=3\times10^{-4}\times\tfrac43=4\times10^{-4} \) T.
2. Only the vertical component gives an emf along a north-south rod moving east: \( \varepsilon=B_Vv\ell=4\times10^{-4}\times0.1\times0.25=1\times10^{-5} \) V.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the vertical component of the earth's field.
2. Check that v, B and the rod are mutually perpendicular.

Question 15: A conducting massless rod of resistance \( R \) slides frictionlessly on two parallel horizontal rails (distance \( L \) apart, resistance negligible, shorted at one end). The rod is tied to a string passing over a light pulley at the edge of the table; a mass \( m \) hangs from the other end. A uniform magnetic field \( B \) is perpendicular to the table. The system is released from rest. The terminal velocity of the rod is
(a) \( \dfrac{B^2L^2}{mgR} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{mgR}{B^2L^2} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{mgR}{BL} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{mg}{B^2L^2R} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac{mgR}{B^2L^2} \)

Explanation:
1. At terminal velocity the tension \( mg \) balances the magnetic force \( BiL=\dfrac{B^2L^2v}{R} \).
2. So \( v_T=\dfrac{mgR}{B^2L^2} \).

Teacher's Note:
1. The rod is massless, so the tension equals the magnetic force at all times.
2. Terminal velocity: zero acceleration.

Question 16: In the previous arrangement (massless rod, hanging mass \( m \), terminal velocity \( v_T \)), the acceleration of the hanging mass at the instant when the velocity of the rod is \( v_T/2 \) is
(a) g
(b) g/4
(c) zero
(d) \( g/2 \)
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Answer: (d) \( g/2 \)

Explanation:
1. The rod is massless, so the string tension equals the magnetic force \( \dfrac{B^2L^2v}{R} \), which at \( v_T/2 \) equals \( mg/2 \).
2. For the hanging mass: \( mg-\dfrac{mg}2=ma \), so \( a=g/2 \).

Teacher's Note:
1. Magnetic force is proportional to speed.
2. At half terminal speed it is half the weight.

Question 17: A horizontal wire of mass \( m \) and length \( \ell \) slides freely on vertical rails of a conducting frame of resistance \( R \) in a uniform horizontal magnetic field \( B \) perpendicular to the frame. The terminal speed of the wire as it falls under gravity is
(a) \( \dfrac{mg}{B^2\ell^2R} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{mgR}{B^2\ell^2} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{mgR}{B\ell} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{B^2\ell^2}{mgR} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac{mgR}{B^2\ell^2} \)

Explanation:
1. At terminal speed \( mg=B i\ell=\dfrac{B^2\ell^2v}{R} \).
2. So \( v=\dfrac{mgR}{B^2\ell^2} \).

Teacher's Note:
1. Weight balances the magnetic force.
2. Current \( i=B\ell v/R \).

Question 18: An emf of 15 V is applied in a circuit containing an inductance of 5 H and a resistance of 10 Ω. The ratio of the currents at \( t=\infty \) and at \( t=1 \) s is
(a) \( e^2 \)
(b) \( \dfrac{e^2+1}{e^2} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{e}{e-1} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{e^2}{e^2-1} \)
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Answer: (d) \( \dfrac{e^2}{e^2-1} \)

Explanation:
1. Time constant \( \tau=L/R=0.5 \) s; \( i=i_0(1-e^{-t/\tau}) \).
2. At 1 s: \( i=i_0(1-e^{-2}) \).
3. Ratio \( \dfrac{i_\infty}{i_1}=\dfrac{1}{1-e^{-2}}=\dfrac{e^2}{e^2-1}\approx1.16 \).

Teacher's Note:
1. The final current is E/R.
2. Use the growth law for an LR circuit.

Question 19: How many metres of thin wire are required to make a solenoid of length 100 cm and inductance 1 mH, if the cross-sectional diameter is much smaller than its length?
(a) 200 m
(b) 50 m
(c) 100 m
(d) 10 m
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Answer: (c) 100 m

Explanation:
1. For a wire of length \( \ell_w \): \( N\cdot2\pi r=\ell_w \), \( L=\dfrac{\mu_0N^2\pi r^2}{l_0}=\dfrac{\mu_0\ell_w^2}{4\pi l_0} \).
2. So \( \ell_w=\sqrt{\dfrac{4\pi l_0L}{\mu_0}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{4\pi\times1\times10^{-3}}{4\pi\times10^{-7}}}=100 \) m.

Teacher's Note:
1. The radius cancels out of the final formula.
2. Express N and r through the wire length.

Question 20: Two straight conducting rails form a right angle where their ends are joined. A conducting bar in contact with the rails starts at the vertex at \( t=0 \) and moves symmetrically (making equal angles with the rails) with a constant velocity of 5.2 m/s. A magnetic field of 0.35 T points out of the page. The flux through the triangle formed by the rails and the bar at \( t=3.0 \) s is
(a) 28 Wb
(b) 170 Wb
(c) 43 Wb
(d) 85 Wb
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Answer: (d) 85 Wb

Explanation:
1. The bar is a distance \( x=vt=15.6 \) m from the vertex along the bisector. With a 90° angle the half-angle is 45°, so the base is \( 2x \) and the area is \( x^2 \).
2. Flux \( \phi=Bx^2=0.35\times15.6^2\approx85 \) Wb.

Teacher's Note:
1. The area of a right isosceles triangle with height x is x².
2. Use x = vt.

Question 21: For the arrangement in the previous question (right-angle rails, bar moving at 5.2 m/s, 0.35 T), the emf around the triangle at \( t=3.0 \) s is
(a) 28 V
(b) 85 V
(c) 114 V
(d) 57 V
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Answer: (d) 57 V

Explanation:
1. \( \phi=Bv^2t^2 \), so \( \varepsilon=\dfrac{d\phi}{dt}=2Bv^2t=2\times0.35\times5.2^2\times3\approx57 \) V.
2. The emf increases linearly with time.

Teacher's Note:
1. Differentiate the flux as a function of time.
2. Compare with \( \varepsilon=B(2x)v \).

Question 22: A metal rod OA of length \( r \) rotates with constant angular speed \( \omega \) in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis at end O. The free end A slides on a fixed conducting ring. A uniform constant magnetic field \( B \) is perpendicular to the plane of rotation. The induced emf across the terminals of the switch (between O and a point on the ring) is
(a) \( \dfrac12B\omega r \)
(b) \( \dfrac12B\omega r^2 \)
(c) \( B\omega r^2 \)
(d) \( B\omega r \)
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac12B\omega r^2 \)

Explanation:
1. Each element of the rod at distance \( x \) has speed \( \omega x \).
2. Emf \( =\int_0^rB\omega x\,dx=\dfrac12B\omega r^2 \).

Teacher's Note:
1. The rod behaves like a source with emf ½Bωr².
2. Integrate along the rod.

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