Self and Mutual Induction

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Self and Mutual Induction: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Induction, Self Induction, Series Combination of Inductors & Parallel Combination of Inductors etc.

Important Questions on Self and Mutual Induction

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The SI unit of coefficient of mutual induction is

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The S.I. unit of self-inductance of a coil is 

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The circuit arrangement given below shows that when A.C. passes through the coil A, the current starts flowing in coil B.

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Mention the underlying principle involved.

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What is the expression for the self-inductance of a long, air-cored solenoid of length l, radius r, and having N number of turns?

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If 0.1 J of energy is stored for the flow of current of 0.2 A in an inductor, then its inductance value is

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The network shown in the figure is a part of a complete circuit. If at a certain instant, the current 'i' is 5 A and is decreasing at a rate of 103 A s-1, then the potential difference VBA=

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The current in an inductor of self-inductance L=40mH is to be increased uniformly from 2A to 12A in 8 ms. The emf induced in the inductor during this process is ___

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A solenoid has 2000 turns wound over a length of 0.30 m. The area of its cross-section is 1.2×10-3 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 s, the e.m.f. induced in the coil is equal to:

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The self-inductance of a coil is 50 mH. When a current of 1 A passing through the coil, reduces to zero at a steady rate in 0.1 second, then find the self-induced emf.

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The current and emf through an inductance differ by phase by:

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In the given circuit, find the energy stored in the coil at steady state.

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The initial rate of increase of current when a battery of emf 6 V is connected in series with an inductance of 2 H and resistance 12 Ω is

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The self-inductance of two coils of a transformer is 20 mH and 30 mH. What is the resistance between them?

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Two coaxial solenoids are made by winding thin insulated wire over a pipe of cross-sectional area A = 10  cm 2 and length=20 cm. If one of the solenoids has 300 turns and the other 400 turns, their mutual inductance is μ0=4π×10-7 T m A-1

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What is the expression for the self-inductance of a long, air-cored solenoid of length l, radius r, and having N number of turns?

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If the number of turns per unit length of a coil of solenoid is doubled, the self-inductance of the solenoid will

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What is self inductance of a coil which produces 5 V, when current in it changes from 3 A to 2 A in one millisecond?

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In the circuit shown below, i1 and i2 are the steady-state values of the current through L1 and L2 respectively, then i1 is
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An inductance L and a resistance R are connected in series with a battery of emf E. If the maximum rate (in J/sec) at which the energy is stored in the magnetic field is1x then find x.  [Take E=0.2 V and R=1Ω].

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In the figure magnetic energyin J stored in the coil is:

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