Chapter 17 Electromagnetic Induction

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

1 When a magnet moves past an object, it will produce eddy currents in the object if the object is
A. a solid. B. an insulator.
C. a conductor. D. made from the magnetic material.

2 As shown in the diagram, a conducting wire XY moves between the magnets. Which of the
following motions of XY will make the galvanometer to deflect the most?
A. It moves sideways along the magnetic field quickly.
B. It moves sideways along the magnetic field slowly.
C. It moves perpendicular to the magnetic field quickly.
D. It moves perpendicular to the magnetic field slowly.

3 Electricity can be generated by rotating a wire loop between the poles of a magnet. In which of the
following positions would induce the greatest current in the loop?
A. The plane of the loop is parallel to the magnetic field.
B. The plane of the loop is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
C. The plane of the loop makes an angle of 45° with the magnetic field.
D. The induced current is the same in all positions.

4 In a transformer, the secondary loop has twice as many turns as the primary. If the alternating
current in the primary loop is 2 A, what is the current in the secondary loop?
A. 1A B. 2A
C. 4A D. It cannot be determined.

5 The voltage across the input terminals of a transformer is 110 V. The primary has 50 loops and the
secondary has 120 loops. The output voltage of the transformer is
A. 46 V. B. 55 V.
C. 180 V. D. 264 V.

6 In which of the following situations a voltage is induced in a conductor?

A. The conductor moves through the air.
B. The conductor is connected to a battery.
C. The conductor is connected to a motor.
D. The conductor is moved in a magnetic field.

7 Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction describes how an electric field can be reduced at a point
in space by
A. an electric charge. B. a constant magnetic field.
C. a changing magnetic field. D. a steady current.

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8 The electricity from the power stations to our home is transmitted at high voltage rather than at low
voltage because
A. it is safer for engineers to repair the overhead cables.
B. it is cost effective in terms of energy lost.
C. it required less insulation.
D. electricity can travel faster along the cables.

9 As shown in the diagram, a bar magnet is pushed into a solenoid. What is the direction of deflection
of the galvanometer needle when the bar magnet is passing the midpoint of the solenoid?
A. It moves to the left.
B. It moves to the right.
C. It moves to the left and then the right.
D. It has no deflection and hence points to zero.

10 A wire loop is placed right above another wire loop. If the current flows in the upper loop
anticlockwise and is increasing, the current in the lower loop will
A. flow anticlockwise and be decreasing.
B. flow anticlockwise and be increasing.
C. flow clockwise and be increasing.
D. stay zero.

11 The diagram shows a transformer. Which pair of terminals should be connected to a ‘5 V, 1 W’ light
bulb so that it can be lit normally?
A. RT
B. QT
C. PS
D. PR

12 At the equator of the earth, a man drops a metal rod down to the ground. As the rod falls, one end of
it becomes positively charged due to the earth's magnetic field. How is the rod falling?
A. The vertical rod is falling with the positive end higher.
B. The vertical rod is falling with the positive end lower.
C. The horizontal rod is falling with the positive end towards the east.
D. The horizontal rod is falling with the positive end towards the west.

13 Which of the following is the principle of a traditional tape player, which is used to play music on a
cassette tape?
A. The photoelectric effect
B. Force acting on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
C. Induced current from the motion of the tape
D. Friction between the tape and the machine

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 14 Amy conducts an experiment to investigate the effect of a magnet on a solenoid. As shown in the
diagram, she pushes a magnet towards a solenoid and the meter connecting to it shows a deflection
to the left. What is the deflection of the meter when the magnet is pushed away from the solenoid in
the same speed?
A. To the right with the same deflection
B. To the right with smaller deflection
C. To the left with smaller deflection
D. To the left with the same deflection

15 A flowmeter is used in many industries to measure the volume of liquid passing through a pipe per
unit time as shown. When the liquid flows through the turbine, the magnets attached on it rotate.
Which of the following voltage-time graphs shows the signal detected by the coil?

A. B.

C. D.

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Section B: Questions

1 What is electromagnetic induction?

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2 The figure shows a simple circuit constructed by John. He connects the output of a simple a.c.
generator to a step-up transformer. The other side of the transformer is then connected to a
motor that can lift a rubber of 1 N from the ground to the bench of a laboratory at a constant
speed.

(a) State the energy changes for the whole process from the motion of the coil in the a.c.
generator to the lifting of the weight,
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(b) From the data given in the diagram, calculate the height that the weight can be lifted in
5 s. State the assumption in your calculation.
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Fig. (a) Fig. (b)

Fig. (a) and Fig. (b) show two set-ups using the same horseshoe core.
(a) What are the applications of the set-ups in Fig. (a) and Fig. (b) respectively?
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(b) What is the pole of the end P in each case?

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(c) In Fig. (b), explain why there is a reading in the voltmeter.

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(d) State one method in each figure to increase the voltage across the coil on Q.
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4 (a) Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate the structure of a simple step-up transformer.
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(b) Describe the principle of a step-up transformer.

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(c) Assume an ideal transformer has an input current of 20 A and output voltage of 75 V. If
the power dissipated of the transformer is 500 W and the number of turns of the
primary coil is 400. Calculate the number of turns of the secondary coil.
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(d) State a reason why practically, the efficiency of a transformer is always smaller than
100%. Hence explain why laminated iron core is used to increase the efficiency of a
transformer.
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