
At a given instant, the current and self-induced emf in an inductor are directed as indicated in the figure.
(a) Is the current increasing or decreasing?
(b) The induced emf is and the rate of change of the current is and find the inductance.

(a) Is the current increasing or decreasing?
(b) The induced emf is and the rate of change of the current is and find the inductance.


Important Questions on Induction and Inductance
For the wire arrangement in the figure, and .
The current in the long straight wire is , where is in amperes and is in seconds. (a) Find the emf in the square loop at .
(b) What is the direction of the induced current in the loop?


A circular region in an plane is penetrated by a uniform magnetic field in the positive direction of the -axis. The fields magnitude (in ) increases with time (in seconds) according to , where is a constant. The magnitude of the electric field set up by that increase in the magnetic field is given by the figure versus radial distance , the vertical axis scale is set by and the horizontal axis scale is set by . Find

(b) When the current in the coil is in a certain direction, the net flux through the coil is found to vanish. What is the inductance of the coil?


The inductor arrangement of the figure with and is to be connected to a varying current source. What is the equivalent inductance of the arrangement?


(c) Repeat part (a) for parallel currents.
