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AP Physics C
Alternating Current
Chapter Problems
Sources of Alternating EMF
1. A 10 cm diameter loop of wire is oriented perpendicular to a 2.5 T magnetic field. What is the
magnetic flux through the loop?
2. A circular loop of wire with a radius of 15 cm is placed in a perpendicular magnetic field with a
magnitude of 1.6 T. What is the magnetic flux through the loop?
3. A rectangular loop of wire with dimensions of 15x20 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of
magnitude 1.8 T. The angle between the magnetic field and the normal to the loop is 30 ̊. What
is the magnetic flux through the loop?
4. A rectangular loop of wire with dimensions of 12x30 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of
magnitude 1.4 T. The angle between the magnetic field and the normal to the loop is 60 ̊. What
is the magnetic flux through the loop?
5. A flux of 2x10-5 Wb is maintained through a circular loop of wire with a radius of 10 cm. The loop
is oriented perpendicular to the magnetic field. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field?
6. A flux of 5x10-4 Wb is maintained through a rectangular loop of wire with dimensions of 25x40
cm. The loop is oriented perpendicular to the magnetic field. What is the magnitude of the
magnetic field?
7. The magnetic flux through a coil of wire containing 100 loops changes from 25 Wb to 75 Wb in
0.05 s. What is the induced emf in the coil?
8. The magnetic flux through a coil of wire containing 200 loops changes from -20 Wb to 80 Wb in
0.04 s. What is the induced emf in the coil?
9. The magnetic field perpendicular to a circular loop of wire with a radius of 18 cm is changed
from 0.5 T to 2.5 T in 0.02 s. Calculate the induced emf in the loop.
10. The magnetic field perpendicular to a circular loop of wire with a radius of 25 cm is changed
from 0.2 T to 1.8 T in 0.15 s. Calculate the induced emf in the loop.
11. A 30 cm diameter loop of wire is initially oriented perpendicular to a 2.4 T magnetic field. The
loop is rotated around its diameter so that is parallel to the filed direction in 0.3 s. What is the
induced emf in the loop?
12. A 25 cm diameter loop of wire is initially oriented parallel to a 3.2 T magnetic field. The loop is
rotated around its diameter so that is perpendicular to the filed direction in 0.15 s. What is the
induced emf in the loop?
13. An AC generator consists of 200 turns of wire of area 0.08 m2. The loops rotate in a magnetic
field of 0.4 T at a constant angular speed of 50 revolutions per second. Find the maximum
induced emf.
14. An AC generator consists of 150 turns of wire of area 0.07 m2. The loops rotate in a magnetic
field of 0.4 T at a constant angular speed of 60 revolutions per second. Find the maximum
induced emf.
15. An AC generator consists of 400 turns of wire of area 0.06 m2 and total resistance of 15 Ω. The
loops rotate in a magnetic field of 0.5 T at a constant angular speed of 50 revolutions per
second. Find the maximum induced current.
16. An AC generator consists of 200 turns of wire of area 0.09 m2 and total resistance of 10 Ω. The
loops rotate in a magnetic field of 0.6 T at a constant angular speed of 60 revolutions per
second. Find the maximum induced current.
17. An AC generator produces a maximum voltage of 9 V when rotated at a constant rate of 375
rad/s in a uniform magnetic field of 0.05 T. The rotating area of the coil is 200 cm 2. How many
loops are in the coil?
18. An AC generator with 200 loops produces a maximum voltage of 12 V when rotated at a
constant rate in a uniform magnetic field of 0.05 T. The rotating area of the coil is 200 cm2. What
is the rotating frequency of the coil?
Transformers
19. A step-up transformer changes voltage from 120 V to 12,000 V. There are 500 turns in the
primary coil. How many turns are in the secondary coil?
20. A step-up transformer changes voltage from 12 V to 120 V. There are 400 turns in the secondary
coil. How many turns are in the primary coil?
21. A transformer has 48 turns in the primary coil and 240 turns in the secondary coil. What voltage
is present in the secondary coil if 9 V is applied to the primary coil?
22. A transformer has 150 turns in the primary coil and 900 turns in the secondary coil. What
voltage is present in the primary coil if 54 V is measured at the secondary coil?
23. A transformer has 400 turns in the primary coil and 1600 turns in the secondary coil. If the
current in the secondary is 1.5 A, what is the current in the primary?
24. A transformer has 3000 turns in the primary coil and 150 turns in the secondary coil. If the
current in the primary is 5 A, what is the current in the secondary?
AC Circuits and Impedance
25. Voltage across the terminals of an ac power supply varies with time according the following: V =
45 cos(πt). What is the rms voltage?
26. An ac current varies with time according the following: I = 2 cos(2πt). What is the rms current?
27. A 5000 Ω resistor is connected to an ac circuit with Irms = 0.4 A. What is the average power
dissipated in the resistor?
28. A 4000 Ω resistor is connected to an ac circuit with Vrms = 110 V. What is the average power
dissipated in the resistor?
29. What is the reactance of a 4 H inductor at a frequency of 60 Hz?
30. What is the reactance of a 6 H inductor at a frequency of 80 Hz?
31. What is the reactance of a 4 µF capacitor at a frequency of 60 Hz?
32. What is the reactance of a 6 µF capacitor at a frequency of 80 Hz?
33. A 150 mH inductor has a reactance of 3 kΩ. Calculate the frequency of an ac current?
34. A 9 µF capacitor has a reactance of 360 Ω. Calculate the frequency of an ac current?
LRC Circuits
35. A 25 kΩ resistor is connected in series with a 0.4 H inductor and an ac source. Calculate the
impedance of the circuit if the frequency of the source is 60 Hz.
36. A 4 kΩ resistor is connected in series with a 5 µF capacitor and an ac source. Find the impedance
of the circuit if the source frequency is 100 Hz.
37. A 250 Ω resistor, a 0.4 H inductor, and a 5 µF capacitor are connected in series with each other
and an ac power supply operating at a frequency of 60 Hz. Calculate the impedance of the
circuit.
38. A 500 Ω resistor, a 0.6 H inductor, and a 4 µF capacitor are connected in series with each other
and an ac power supply operating at a frequency of 100 Hz. Calculate the impedance of the
circuit.
39. An LRC circuit is connected to a1000 Hz power supply operating with rms voltage of 240 V.
Calculate the phase angle if L=0.02 H, R=10 kΩ, and C=5 µF.
40. An LRC circuit is connected to a 500 Hz power supply operating with rms voltage of 120 V.
Calculate the phase angle if L=0.04 H, R=5 kΩ, and C=2 µF.
Resonance
41. A 4 µF capacitor is connected to a 0.05 mH inductor. What is the resonance frequency?
42. A 5 µF capacitor is connected to a 0.04 mH inductor. What is the resonance frequency?
43. An ac circuit containing a 2 µF capacitor and an inductor oscillates at a frequency of 10 kHz.
Calculate the inductance.
44. An ac circuit containing a 3 µF capacitor and an inductor oscillates at a frequency of 5 kHz.
Calculate the inductance.
45. An ac circuit containing a 0.08 mH inductor and a capacitor oscillates at a frequency of 5 kHz.
Calculate the capacitance.
46. An ac circuit containing a 0.09 mH inductor and a capacitor oscillates at a frequency of 12 kHz.
Calculate the capacitance.
Free Response Problems
1. A circular loop of wire with a radius of 20 cm and resistance of 2.5 Ω is placed
perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic field changes from 0.4
T to 3.2 T in 0.3 s.
a. Calculate the induced emf in the loop.
b. Indicate the direction of the induced current.
c. Calculate the induced current in the loop.
d. Calculate the rate of thermal energy that is produced in
the loop.
2. A simple generator has a square armature with 1000 loops that are 15 cm on a
side. The armature rotates in a field of 0.5 T at a rate of 60 rev/s. The total
resistance is 25 Ω.
a. Find the maximum induced emf.
b. Find the maximum induced current.
c. What would you do to the generator in order to
increase the maximum emf?
3. A 500 loop circular armature coil with a radius of 15 cm rotates at a rate of 60
rev/s in a uniform magnetic field of 1.75 T. The total resistance is 45 Ω.
a. Calculate the maximum induced emf.
b. Calculate the rms voltage output of the generator.
c. Calculate the rms current.
d. How would you change the rotational frequency in
order to double the rms voltage output?
4. A desk lamp is design to operate at 40 W when connected to 12 V ac power
supply. A transformer is needed to convert 120 V household voltage.
a. Is the transformer step-up or step-down?
b. What is the current in the secondary coil when the lamp
is on?
c. What is the current in the primary coil when the lamp is
on?
d. What is the resistance of the bulb?
5. A transformer is connected to 120 V (rms) ac power line supplies a 12,000 V for
an X-ray tube. The current in the secondary coil is 0.5 mA.
a. What is the ratio of secondary to primary turns of the
transformer?
b. What power must be supply to the transformer?
c. What is the current in the primary coil?
6. An LRC series circuit is connected to 120 V (rms) and 60 Hz ac power supply. In
the circuit R =200 Ω, L=2 H, and C =0.5 µF.
a. Find the maximum voltage supplied to the circuit.
b. Find the total impedance of the circuit.
c. Find the maximum value of the current in the circuit.
d. Find the phase angle between voltage and current.
e. Find the power dissipated in the circuit.
7. An LRC series circuit consists of a 20 mH inductor, a 8 kΩ resistor, and a 5 µF
capacitor. The circuit is connected to 10 kHz, 340 V (rms) ac source.
a. Find the maximum voltage supplied to the circuit.
b. Find the total impedance of the circuit.
c. Find the maximum value of the current in the circuit.
d. Find the phase angle between voltage and current.
e. Find the power dissipated in the circuit.
8. An LRC series circuit is connected to 120 V (rms) and 60 Hz ac power supply. In
the circuit R =200 Ω, L=2 H, and C =0.5 µF.
a. Find the maximum voltage supplied to the circuit.
b. Find the total impedance of the circuit.
c. Find the maximum value of the current in the circuit.
d. Find the maximum value of voltage across R.
e. Find the maximum value of voltage across L.
f. Find the maximum value of voltage across C.
g. Compare your result form (a) and the sum from (d), (e),
(f).
h. For what value of ω is VL=VC? What is the significance of
this value?