Homework Alternating Current

ALTERNATING CURRENT
1. An alternating voltage source is connected in an A.C.circuit whose maximum value is 170
volt. The value of potential at a phase angle of 450 will be
a) 120.56 V b) 110.12 V c) 240 V d) zero
2. In the equation of A.C. I = I0 sin t , the current amplitude and frequency will respectively be
 I0  
a) I 0 , b) , c) I rms , d) IO , 
2 2 2 2
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3. The inductive reactance of a choke coil of mH in an A.C. circuit of 50 Hz, will be
4
a) 25 ohm b) 0.25 ohm c) 0.025 ohm d) 2.5 ohm
4. The alternating e.m.f. applied and the current flowing in an A.C. circuit are represented by
E  E0 sin t and I  I 0 sin  t   / 2  respectively. The power loss in the circuit will be
E0 I 0 E0 I 0 E0 I 0
a) zero b) c) d)
2 2 4
5. When the values of inductance and capacitance in an L-C circuit are 0.5 H and 8 F respec-
tively then current in the circuit is maximum. The angular frequency of alternating e.m.f.
applied in the circuit will be
a) 5 103 Radian / sec b) 50Radian / sec c) 5 102 Radian / sec d) 5Radian / sec
6. In an L-C-R circuit the values of X L , X C and R are 300 , 200 and 100 respectively..
The total impedance of the circuit will be
a) 600 b) 200 c) 141 d) 310
7. If N similar bulbs of P watt are connected in series then the power of combination will be
a) PN b) P/N2 c) N/P d) P/N
8. For a varying current i  i1 cos t  i2 sin t the R.M.S. value of current will be
1 1 1 2 2 1/ 2 1 2 2 1/ 2
a)
2
 i1  i2  b)
2
 i1  i2 2 c)
2

i1  i2 d) i i
2 1 2
 
9. In the adjoining A.C. circuit the voltameter whose reading will be zero at resonance is

a) V1 b) V2 c) V3 d) V4
10. As alternating e.m.f. is represented by the equation E  60sin100 t , where E is in volt and t
is in second, then the minimum time at which the value of e.m.f. is 30 volt, will be
1 1 1 1
a) s b) s c) s d) s
200 50 300 600
11. An alternating current having peak value 14 A is used to heat a metal wire. To produce the
same heating effect, a constant current i can be used where i is
a) 14 A b) about 20 A c) 7 A d) about 10 A
12. An electric bulb is designed to operate at 12 V DC. If this bulb is connected to an AC source
and gives normal brightness, the peak voltage of source would be ( approximately)
a) 16 V b) 17 V c) 18 V d) 19 V

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13. The dielectric strength of air is 3.0 106 V / m . A parallel-plate air-capacitor has area 20 cm2
and plate separation 0.10 mm, the maximum r.m.s voltage of an AC source which can be safely
connected to this capacitor is (approximately)
a) 212 V b) 222 V c) 232 V d) 242 V
14. When the current in the portion of the circuit shown in the fig is 2 A and increasing at the rate
of 1 A/s, the measured potential difference Vab=8V. However when the current is 2A and
decreasing at the rate of 1 A/s, the measured potential difference Vab= 4V. The values of R and
L are

a) 3 ohm and 2 henry respectively b) 2 ohm and 3 henry respectively

c) 10 ohm and 6 henry respectively d) 6 ohm and 1 henry respectively
15. When 100V. d.c. is applied across a solenoid a current of 1 A flows in it. When 100 V, a.c. is
applied across the same coil, the current drops to 0.5 A. The frequency of the a.c. is 50 Hz.
The inductance of the solenoid is
a) 0.75 H b) 0.60 H c) 0.55 H d) 0.75 H
16. In a series LCR the voltage across resistance, capacitance and inductance is 10 V each. If the
capacitance is short circuited, the voltage across the inductance will be
10
a) V b) 10V c) 10 2 V d) 20 V
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17. An alternating current is given by
i   3sin t  4 cos t  A
The r.m.s current will be
7 1 5 3
a) A b) A c) A d) A
2 2 2 2
18. In a LR circuit, the current attains (1/3) of its final stage value in 5 sec. after the circuit is
closed. The time constant of the circuit is
a) 12.23 sec b) 6.23 sec c) 24.46 sec d) 1.22 sec
19. A  20 /    F capacitor is discharged through a  50 /   mh inductor. The frequency of dis-
charge is
a) 100 Hz b) 500 Hz c) 900 Hz d) 1000 Hz
20. A battery of e.m.f 2 V is connected in series to a coil of self inductance 5 H and a resistance
50 . The time required for the growth of current up to 50% of maximum current is
a) 0.0693 sec b) 6.93 sec c) 0.1386 sec d) 0.693 sec
21. The power factor of a circuit containing a coil of resistance 30 ohm and reactance of 30 ohm,
the phase difference between voltage and current is
a) 2 b) 1 c) 1/ 2 d) 1/ 2 2  
22. The maximum inductance that should be connected in series with a 12 V and 6 W bulb, if it is
operate normally, when the combination is connected across a 220V, 50 Hz line is
a) 11.74 H b) 117.4 H c) 1.174 H d) 0.1174 H

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23. A conducting square loop of side L and resistance R moves in its plane with a uniform velocity v
perpendicular to one of its sides. A magnetic induction B, constant in time and space, pointing
perpendicular and into the plane of the loop exists everywhere.

The current induced in the loop is.

B Lv B Lv
a) clockwise b) anti-clockwise
R R
2B Lv
c) anti-clockwise d) zero
R
24. A 50 Hz A.C current of crest value 1 A flows through the primary of a transformer. If the mutual
inductance between the primary and secondary be 1.5 H, the crest voltage induced in the second-
ary is
a) 75 V b) 150V c) 225V c) 300V
25. A horizontal telephone wire 1Km long is lying along east-west in earth’s magnetic field. It falls
freely to the ground from a height of 10m. The e.m.f. induced in the wire on striking the
ground is
a) 0.1V b) 0.2V c) 0.3V d) 0.45V
26. The peak value of an alternating e.m.f. E is given by
E  E0 cos  t
is 10 volt and frequency is 50Hz. At time t = (1/600) s the instantaneous value of e.m.f is
a) 10 volt b) 5 3volt c) 5 volt d) 1 volt
27. A current of 2A in increasing at a rate of 4A/s through a coil of inductance 2H. The energy
stored in the inductor per unit time in given instant is
a) 2 J/s b) 1 J/s c) 16 J/s d) 4 J/s
28. In the following circuit the values of L,C, R and E0 are 0.01 H, 10–5 F, 25 and 220 V
respectively. The value of current flowing in the circuit at t = 0 and t   will respectively be

a) 8 A and 0 A b) 0 A and 0A c) 8 A and 8 A d) 0 A and 8 A

29. A virtual current of 4A and 50 Hz flows in an A.C. circuit containing a coil. The power
consumed in the coil is 240 W. If the virtual voltage across the coil is 100V, its inductance will
be
1 1 1 1
a) H b) H c) H d) H
3 5 7 9

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30. An L-C.R circuit with 100 resistance is connected to an A.C. source of 200 V and angular
frequency 300 radian /sec. On removing the capacity from the circuit, the current lags behind
the voltage by 600. On removing the inductance form the circuit, the current leads the voltage
by 600. The current flowing in the circuit will be
a) 1 A b) 1.5 A c) 2.5 A d) 2 A
31. A circular coil of 30 cm radius and  2 ohm resistance rotates in a uniform magnetic field of
induction B = 10–2 Tesla about an axis perpendicular to B and which forms a diameter of the
coil. rotates at the rate of 200 cycles per minute, then the amplitude of induced current in the
coil will be
a) 4 2 mA b) 30 mA c) 6 mA d) 200 mA
32. In an A.C. circuit the R.M.S. values of e.m.f. an current are 20 V and 25 A respectively and
these are mutually at an angle of 450, then the peak values of current and e.m.f. will respec-
tively be
a) 25 A, 28.28 V b) 35.35 A, 28.28 V c) 35.35 A, 14.14 V d) 17.68 A, 14.14 V
33. In an L-R series A.C. circuit the angular frequency of applied e.m.f. is 2 104 rad/s and the
value of resistance is 20 . The instant at which the value of e.m.f. is maximum E0, the value
i0
of current is . The inductance in the circuit will be
2
a) 40 mH b) 8 mH c) 1 mH d) 80 mH
34. An alternating current is flowing in the primary of a transformer whose equation is given by
i = sin 200 t.
If the coefficient of mutual induction between the primary and the secondary is 1.5 H, the peak
value of induced voltage in the secondary will be
a) 300 V b) 191 V c) 220 V d) 471 V
35. A coil a capacitor and an ac source of voltage 24 V (rms) are connected in series. By varying
the frequency of the source, a maximum rms current of 6 A is observed. If this coil is con-
nected to a battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 4 , the current through it will be
a) 2.0 A b) 1.5 A c) 3.0 A d) 2.5 A
36. A 120 V, 60W lamp is run from a 240V, 50 Hz mains supply using a capacitor connected in
series with the lamp and supply. The theoretical value of the capacitor required to operate the
lamp at its normal rating
a) 3.8  F b) 6.6  F c) 7.7  F d) 13.3  F
37. An ideal coil of 10 H is connected in series with a resistance of 5  and a battery of voltage
5V . The current flowing in the circuit (in A ) 2 seconds after connection will be
a) e1 b) 1  e 1  c) 1  e d) e
38. A 5 cm long solenoid having 10  resistance and 5 mH inductance is connected in series
across a 10V battery. At a steady state, the current through the solenoid is
a) 1 A b) 2 A c) 5 A d) zero
39. Consider the circuit shown. The sliding contact is being displaced to the right. At the instant
shown the resistance r in circuit r  12  , the current in the circuit at this instant is

a) 0.5 A b) more than 0.5 A c) less than 0.5 A d) zero

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40. A current of 2 A flowing through a coil of 100 turns gives rise to a magnetic flux of 5 105
Wb per turn. The magnetic energy associated with the coil is
a) 5 J b) 0.5 J c) 0.05 J d) 0.005 J
41. The network shown in fig. is a part of a complete circuit. The potential

difference VB– VA when a current i is 5A and is decreasing at the rate of 103 (A/S)?
a) 15V b) 10V c) 20V d) 5V
42. In LCR circuit the capacitance is changed from C to 4C. For the same resonant frequency, the
inductance should be changed from L to
a) 2L 2) L/2 c) 2/4 4)4L
43. An air plane with 20m wing spread is flying at 250 m/s straight south parallel to the earth’s
surface. The earth’s magnetic field has a horizontal component of 2  10–5 Wb/m2 and the dip
angle is 600. The induced e.m.f. between the plane tips is
a) 0.1V b) 0.173V c) 0.2V d) 0.3V
44. A circular coil of n turns and radius r is placed in a uniform magnetic field B. Initially the plane
of the coil is perpendicular to the field. The coil is rotated through 900. The resistance of the
coil is R. The quantity of charge passing through the coil is
a) n  r 2 B b) n2 r 2 B c) n rB d) n  r B 2
45. The self inductance of a coil of 100 turns, if a current of 2 amp. gives rise to magnetic flux of
5  10–5 weber through the coil is
a) 2.5  10–3 henry b) 5  10–3 henry c) 1.5  10–3 henry d) 4  10–3 henry
46. A long solenoid of length 1 meter, cross-section 10cm2, having 1000 turns has wound about its
centre a small coil of 20 turns. The mutual inductance of the circuit is
a) 25.1H b) 50.2 H c) 15.1H d) 30.2H
47. A 10F capacitor is connected across a 200V, 50Hz A.C. supply. The peak current through
the circuit is
a) 0.6 amp b) 0.6 2amp c) 0.6 / 2amp d) 0.6 / 2amp
48. In a LR circuit the A.C. source has voltage 220V and the potential difference across the
inductance is 76 volt. The potential difference across the resistance will be
a) 44V b) 396V c) 132V  250  176  V
d)
49. An LCR series circuit containing a resistance of 120 has angular resonance frequency
4 105 rads 1 . At resonance the voltage across resistance and inductance are 60V and 40 V
respectively. The values of L and C are
1 1 1 1
a) 0.2mH , F b) 0.4mH , F c) 0.2mH ,  F d) 0.4mH ,  F
32 16 16 32
50. A 60 F capacitor, 0.3 H inductor and a 50 resistor are connected in series with a 120 V,
60 Hz. source. The current in the circuit approximately is
a) 15 A b) 2 A c) 3 A d) 4 A
51. An LCR series circuit consists of a resistance of 10 , a capacitance of reactance 60 and an
inductor coil. The circuit is found to resonate when put across a 300 V, 100 Hz supply. The
inductance of the coil is (Take   3 )
a) 0.1 H b) 0.01 H c) 0.2 H d) 0.02 H

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52. When 100 V dc is applied across a coil, a current of 1 A flows through it. When 100 V ac of 50
Hz is applied across the same coil, only 0.5 A flows. The resistance and inductance of the coil
are
(Take  2  10 )
a) 50, 0.3H b) 50, 0.3H c) 100, 0.3H d) 100, 0.3H
53. A solenoid has 2000 turns wound over a length of 0.30 m. The area of its cross section is 1.2
x 10–3 m2. Around its central section, a coil of 300 turns is wound. If an initial current of 2 A in
the solenoid is reversed in 0.25 sec, the emf. induced in the coil is equal to.
a) 6 x 10–4 volt b) 4.8 x 10–2 volt c) 6 x 10–2 volt d) 48 volt
54. An A.C. voltage source E  200 2 sin 100 t is connected across a circuit containing an A.C.
ammeter and capacitor of capacity 1 F . The reading of ammeter is
a) 10 mA b) 20 mA c) 40 mA d) 80 mA
55. In the L-C-R series circuit, the voltmeter and ammeter readings are

a) E = 100 volt, i = 2 amp b) E =100 volt, i = 5 amp

c) E = 300 volt, i = 2 amp d) E = 300 volt, i = 5 amp
56. A conducting rod PQ of length L = 1.0 m is moving with a uniform speed v = 2.0 m/s in a
uniform magnetic field B = 4.0 T directed into the paper. A capacitor C = 10F is connected as

shown in figure. Then

a) qA = + 80C and qB = – 80C

b) qA = – 80C and qB = + 80C
c) qA = 0 = qB
d) charge stored in the capacitor increases exponentially with time
57. A conducting rod AB of length l = 1m is moving at a velocity v = 4m/s making an angle 300
with its length. A uniform magnetic field B = 2T exists in a direction perpendicular to the plane
of motion. Then

a) VA – VB = 8V b) VA – VB = 4V c) VB – VA = 8V d) VB – VA = 4V
58. Figure shows a square loop of side 0.5m and resistance 10. The magnetic field has a magni-
tude B = 1.0T. The work done in pulling the loop out of the field slowly and uniformly in 2.0s
is

a) 3.125  10 –3J b) 6.25  10–4J c) 1.25  10–2J d) 5.0  10–4J

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59. In the given circuit find the ratio of i1 to i2. Where i1 is the initial (at t = 0) current, and i2 is
steady state  at t    current through the battery :

a) 1.0 b) 0.8 c) 1.2 d) 1.5

60. In the circuit shown in figure value of VR is

a) 400 V b) 200V c) 300 V d) zero

61. In the circuit shown in figure current in the circuit is

a) 1.27 A b) 2.23 A c) 4.26 A d) 3.87 A

62. 110 volts (r.m.s) is applied across a series circuit having resistance 11 and impedance 22 .
The power consumed is
a) 275 W b) 366 W c) 550 W d) 1100 W
63. The current through an inductor of 1 H is given by
i  3t sin t . The voltage across the inductor of 1 H is
a) 3sin t  3cos t b) 3cos t  t sin t
c) 3sin t  3t cos t d) 3t cos t  sin t

64. The power factor of the circuit shown in the figure is

a) 0.4 b) 0.2 c) 0.8 d) 0.6

65. What will be the reading of the voltameter across the resistance and ammeter in the circuit
shown in figure

a) 300 V, 2A b) 800 V, 2A c) 100 V, 2A d) 220 V, 2A

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