Tutorial 3
Tutorial 3
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7. If a fossil wood (also known as fossilized tree) is claimed to be 4000
years old, what should be its 14 C6 content expressed as a percent of the
ratio of 14 C6 to 12 C6 in a living organism ?
dQ Q
11. Consider the RC circuit equation R + = E(t). Determine the
dt C
charge and current at time t > 0 if R = 10 ohms, C = 2 × 10−4 f arads,
and E(t) = 100 volts. Given that Q(0) = 0.
t
−
V RC
the current flowing into the plate at any time t.
Ans : i(t) = e
R
2
14. In a circuit containing inductance L, resistance R and voltage E,
dI
the current I is given by E = RI + L . Given L = 640H, R = 250 ohm
dt
and E = 500 volts. I being zero when t = 0. Find the time that ! elapses,
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before it reaches 90% of its maximum value. Ans : t = ln 10
25
15. Show that the current in RL circuit when a constant e.m.f. E0 is
L
applied reaches 63% of its final value in seconds. Further if L = 10
R
henries, determine the value of R so that the current will reach 99% of its
final value at t = 1 seconds ? (Ans : R = 46.06)
16. Find the current I(t) in the RC circuit with E = 100 volts,
C = 0.25 f arads, R is variable according to
R = (200 − t) ohms, 0 ≤ t ≤ 200 sec
= 0, t > 200 sec
and I(0) = 1 amp. (Ans : I = (200)−3 (200 − t)3 and 0 )
17. Find the time when the capacitor in an RC circuit with no exter-
nal e.m.f. has lost 99% of its initial charge of Q0 Coulomb.
(Ans: t = 4.605 RC)
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