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1 .       An inductance of 0.08 mu.gifH is larger than [Hint]

 
 
 
 


2 .       An inductance of 0.43 mH is smaller than [Hint]

 
 
 
 


3 .       When the current through an inductor decreases, the amount of energy stored in the electromagnetic field [Hint]

 
 
 
 


4 .       When the current through an inductor is cut in half, the amount of energy stored in the electromagnetic field [Hint]

 
 
 
 


5 .       The winding resistance of a coil can be increased by [Hint]

 
 
 
 


6 .       The inductance of an iron-core coil decreases if [Hint]

 
 
 
 


7 .       Three 15 mH inductors are in series. The total inductance is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


8 .       A 2 mH, a 3.3 mH, and a 0.2 mH inductor are connected in series. The total inductance is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


9 .       A 5 mH, a 4.3 mH, and a 0.6 mH inductor are connected in parallel. The total inductance is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


10 .       An inductor, a 1 komega.gif resistor, and a switch are connected in series across a 6 V battery. At the instant the switch is closed, the inductor voltage is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


11 .       A sine wave voltage is applied across an inductor. When the frequency of the voltage is decreased, the current is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


12 .       An inductor and a resistor are in series with a sine wave voltage source. The frequency is set so that the inductive reactance is equal to the resistance. If the frequency is increased, then [Hint]

 
 
 
 


13 .       An ohmmeter is connected across an inductor and the pointer indicates zero ohms. The inductor is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


14 .       A 240 mu.gifH inductor is equivalent to a [Hint]

 
 
 
 


15 .       The voltage across a coil when di/dt = 20 mA/mu.gifs and L = 8 mu.gifH is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


16 .       The current through a 120 mH coil is changing at a rate of 150 mA/s. The voltage induced across the coil is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


17 .       An 18 V power supply is connected across a coil with a winding resistance of 180 omega.gif. Current flow in the coil is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


18 .       Five inductors are connected in series. The lowest value is 8 mu.gifH. If the value of each inductor is twice that of the preceding one, and if the inductors are connected in order of ascending values, the total inductance is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


19 .       The following coils are in parallel: 75 mu.gifH, 40 mu.gifH, 25 mu.gifH, and 15 mu.gifH. The total inductance is approximately [Hint]

 
 
 
 


20 .       A 150 mu.gifH coil is in series with a 47 komega.gif resistor across a 12 V source. The circuit time constant is approximately [Hint]

 
 
 
 


21 .       A 320 mu.gifH coil is in series with a 3.3 komega.gif resistor. How long does it take for current to build up to its full value? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


22 .       A switch, a 220 omega.gif resistor, and a 60 mH inductor are in series across a 20 V battery. What is the current through the inductor two time constants after the switch is closed? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


23 .       Two 10 H inductors are in parallel and the parallel combination is in series with a third 10 H inductor. What is the approximate total reactance when a voltage with a frequency of 7 kHz is applied across the circuit terminals? [Hint]

 
 
 
 


24 .       Two inductors, L1 and L2, are in parallel. L1 has a value of 25 mu.gifH and L2 a value of 50 mu.gifH. The parallel combination is in series with L3, a 20 mu.gifH coil. The entire combination is across an ac source of 60 Vrms at 300 kHz. The total rms current is [Hint]

 
 
 
 


25 .       A certain coil that is supposed to have a 12 omega.gif winding resistance is measured with an ohmmeter. The meter indicates 5 omega.gif. The problem is [Hint]

 
 
 
 






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