AC Question Class 12
AC Question Class 12
AC Question Class 12
12.An electric lamp having coil of negligible inductance connected in series with a
capacitor and an AC source is glowing with certain brightness. How does the
brightness of the lamp change on reducing the (i) capacitance, and (ii) the
frequency? Justify your answer
13.Describe briefly, with the help of a labelled diagram, the basic elements of an
A.C. generator. State its underlying principle. Show diagrammatically how an
alternating emf is generated by a loop of wire rotating in a magnetic field. Write
the expression for the instantaneous value of the emf induced in the rotating
loop.
14.A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac source having voltage = m sin t.
Derive the expression for the instantaneous current I and its phase relationship
to the applied voltage. Obtain the condition for resonance to occur. Define
power factor. State the conditions under which it is (i) maximum and (ii)
minimum.
15.Two identical loops, one of copper and the other of aluminium, are rotated with
the same angular speed in the same magnetic field. Compare (i) the induced
emf and (ii) the current produced in the two coils. Justify your answer.
16.State Faradays law of electromagnetic induction. Figure shows a rectangular
conductor PQRS in which the conductor PQ is free to move in a uniform magnetic
field B perpendicular to the plane of the paper. The field extends from x = 0 to x
= b and is zero for x > b. Assume that only the arm PQ possesses resistance r.
When the arm PQ is pulled outward from x = 0 to x = 2b and is then moved
backward to x = 0 with constant speed v, obtain the expressions for the flux and
the induced emf. Sketch the variations of these quantities with distance 0 < x <
2b.
19.What are eddy currents? Write any two applications of eddy currents.
20.Show that in an a.c. circuit containing a pure inductor, the voltage is ahead of
current by /2 in phase.
21.State Lenzs Law. A metallic rod held horizontally along east-west direction, is
allowed to fall under gravity. Will there be an emf induced at its ends? Justify
your answer.
22.A metallic rod of length l is rotated with a frequency v with one end hinged at
the centre and the other end at the circumference of a circular metallic ring of
radius r, about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the
plane of the ring. A constant uniform magnetic field B parallel to the axis is
present everywhere. Using Lorentz force, explain how emf is induced between
the centre and the metallic ring and hence obtain the expression for it.
23.In a series LCR circuit connected to an ac source of variable frequency and
voltage v = m sin t, draw a plot showing the variation of current (I) with
angular frequency () for two different values of resistance R1 and R2 (R1>R2).
Write the condition under which the phenomenon of resonance occurs. For which
values of the resistance out of the two curves, a sharper resonance is produced?
Define Q-factor of the circuit and give its significance.
24.It is often heard The domestic supply is at a voltage of 220V. What voltage
value is this referring to? Express both peak & rms values.
25.Why is the use of a.c. voltage preferred over d.c. voltage? Give two reasons.
26.A rod of length l is moved horizontally with a uniform velocity 'v' in a direction
perpendicular to its length through a region in which a uniform magnetic field is
acting vertically downward. Derive the expression for the emf induced across the
ends of the rod. How does one understand this motional emf by invoking the
Lorentz force acting on the free charge carriers of the conductor? Explain.
27.A voltage V = V0 sin t is applied to a series LCR circuit. Derive the expression
for the average power dissipated over a cycle. Under what condition is (i) no
power dissipated even though the current flows through the circuit, (ii) maximum
power dissipated in the circuit
28.Draw a labelled diagram of a moving coil galvanometer. Describe briefly its
principle and working. Why is it necessary to introduce a cylindrical soft iron core
inside the coil of a galvanometer? Increasing the current sensitivity of a
galvanometer may not necessarily increase its voltage sensitivity. Explain, giving
reason
29.The motion of copper plates is damped when it is allowed to oscillate between
the two poles of a magnet. If slots are cut in the plate, how will the damping be
affected?
30.For a given a.c., i = i m sin t, show that the average power dissipated in a
1 2
i R .
2 m