Electromagnetic Induction/
Inductance
Physics C--Units O & P Review
Question # 1
What are the various ways a coil of wire will experience an induced emf?
Question # 2
If the magnetic field in the loop to the right is
decreasing in size, what is the direction of
the induced current in the loop?
Question # 3
What are the units of magnetic flux?
What is a Weber?
Question # 4
In the equation for magnetic flux, describe the orientation of the magnetic field with
respect to the area of the loop.
Question # 5
Question # 6
Question # 7
A TV loop antenna has a diameter of 11 cm. The magnetic field of a TV signal is
normal to the plane of the loop and, at one instant of time, its magnitude is
changing at the rate 0.16 T/s. The magnetic field is uniform. What emf is induced
in the antenna?
Question # 8
What is the direction of the induced current
in loop D when the switch is thrown?
Question # 9
The magnetic flux through the loop shown below increases according to the
relation ΦB = 6.0t2 + 7.0t, where ΦB is in Webers and t is in seconds. (a) What is
the magnitude of the emf induced in the loop when t = 2.0 s? (b) What is the
direction of the current through R?
Question # 10
The magnetic field through a single loop of wire, 12 cm in radius and of 8.5 Ω
resistance, changes with time as shown in the figure. Calculate the emf in the loop
as a function of time. Consider the time intervals (a) t = 0 to t = 2.0 s, (b) t = 2.0 s
to t = 4.0 s, (c) t = 4.0 s to t = 6.0 s. The (uniform) magnetic field is perpendicular
to the plane of the loop.
Question # 11
Qualitatively describe what happens to the
emf, induced current, and the force in the coil
as it moves from left to right.
Question # 12
If the changing magnetic field (B = 3 T/s) is
decreasing out of the page, determine the
following:
● The direction of the induced current in the
red loop
● The direction of the induced electric field
at the bottom of the red loop
If the radius of the region with the increasing
magnetic field has a radius of 30 cm, and the
red loop has a radius of 50 cm, calculate the
magnitude of the induced electric field.
Question # 13
Maxwell’s Equations:
● Write down the correct equation for Gauss’ Law.
● Write down the correct equation for Gauss’s Law for Magnetism.
● Write down the correct equation for Faraday’s Law.
● Write down how Ampere’s Law was changed by Maxwell.
Question # 14
If the current is increasing in the inductor
shown to the right, what happens in the
inductor?
Question # 15
If the current is decreasing in the inductor
shown to the right, the inductor acts like a
battery. What way is the battery set up?
Question # 16
in series with a resistor R, a battery 𝜺, and
An inductor of inductance L is connected
a switch, as shown to the right. What
happens to the current in the circuit as time
progresses?
● Write an equation for the current as a
function of time.
● Sketch the graph of current vs. time.
● What is the maximum current?
Question # 17
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Question # 19
Question # 20
to the right has a value of 100 𝜴 and the
If the resistance of the resistor in the circuit
inductance of the inductor is 0.35 H, calculate
the following:
● The time constant (𝞃) of the circuit.
● By what % would the current change in the
inductor in 4 time constants?
Question # 21
● Describe what happens as time progresses
and the switch is closed in this LC Circuit.
● Where is the energy stored as time
progresses?
● What is the equation for the period of
oscillation of this circuit?
LC Circuit Energy changes, analogy w/ SHM/springs
Question # 22
In the figure to the right, the capacitor is initially charged when
switch S1 is open and S2 is closed. Switch S1 is then thrown
closed at the same instant that S2 is opened, so that the
capacitor is connected directly across the inductor.
● Determine the frequency of oscillation of the circuit.
● What are the maximum values of charge on the capacitor
and current in the circuit?
● Determine the charge and current as functions of time.
Magnetic Flux of a Non-Uniform Magnetic Field
Show how to determine the magnetic flux through the
rectangular loop shown to the right.
