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AET621 -Applications of Electrical Circuits -Inductors -Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Inductors have the effect of storing current as an electromagnetic field whenever the current increases and: 

a)

storing voltage when the current decreases

b)

giving it back when the current decreases

c)

remaining constant when the current decreases

d)

storing current as resistance when the current decreases

2.

An EMF can be induced in a conductor if there is a relative movement between a conductor and: 

a)

a resistance

b)

an inductor

c)

the supply resistor

d)

a magnetic field

3.

Faraday’s Law of electromagnetic induction states that the value of the EMF induced in a circuit depends on the number of conductors in the circuit and the rate of change of the: 

a)

magnetic flux linking the conductors

b)

electrostatic flux linking the conductors

c)

voltage linking the conductors

d)

magnetic current flowing through the air-gap

4.

The following formula can be used to determine the voltage induced in a conductor by a moving magnetic field:    In the formula, the ø stands for the: 

a)

change in magnetic voltage

b)

magnetic flux in webers

c)

time period for the magnetic change

d)

number of conductors cut by the magnetic field

5.

A coil of 400 turns is cut by a magnetic field of 0.15 Wb in 4 seconds. The voltage induced in the coil will be: 

a)

-25 V

b)

-60 V

c)

-15 V

d)

-40 V

6.

The inductive effect of Lenz’s law is such that the induced current will appear in such a direction that it: 

a)

is always in the same direction as the change that produced it

b)

opposes the change that produced it

c)

acts to assist the change that produced it

d)

not induce a voltage in the conductor

7.

Look at the diagram:    The following diagram shows the symbol for a:  

a)

air-cored inductor

b)

ferrite cored indictor

c)

iron cored inductor

d)

epoxy-resin cored inductor

8.

The EMF generated in an inductor can be determined using the following formula:    In the formula the L symbol stands for the: 

a)

length of the coil in meters

b)

length of the conductors in meters

c)

amount of time since the last induction

d)

inductance of the coil in Henry

9.

The term ‘self-inductance’ is used when a conductor has a voltage induced in it by: 

a)

its own magnetic field

b)

a nearby magnetic field

c)

its own electromotive force

d)

a nearby electromotive force

10.

Calculate the e.m.f. induced in a coil of inductance 12H by a current changing at the rate of 4A/s. 

a)

-12V

b)

-24V

c)

-36V

d)

-48V