ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
DPP-6.05
(Self Induction)
Type-02 : Numerical Problems
1. What is the self inductance of a coil in which magnetic flux of 40 milliweber is produced when 2
A current flows through it?
(CBSE F 2002)
2. If magnetic flux of 5 µWb is linked with a coil when a current of 1 mA flows through it. What is
the self-inductance of the coil?
(HSEB 1999)
3. A 200 turn coil of self inductance 20 mH carries a current of 4 mA. Find the magnetic flux
linked with each turn of the coil.
4. A magnetic flux of 8 x 10-4 Wb is linked with each turn of a 200 turn coil when there is an
electric current of 4 A in it. Calculate the self-inductance of the coil.
5. A coil of inductance 0.5 H is connected to a 18 V battery. Calculate the rate of growth of current.
6. Calculate the induced emf in a coil of 10 H inductance in which the current changes from 8 A to
3 A in 0.2 s.
7. The value of self inductance of a coil is 5 H. If the current in the coil changes as i = 2t 2 + 4t, then
what is the magnitude of induced emf at t = 2 s?
8. The current in a coil changes steadily from zero to 2 A in 0.5 s and it gives rise to an induced
emf of 10 V. Calculate the self inductance of the coil.
9. Current in a circuit falls from 5 A to 0 A in 0.1 s. If an average emf of 200 V induced, give an
estimate of the self-inductance of the circuit.
(NCERT)
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10. If a rate of change of current of 4 As -1 induces an emf of 20 mV in a solenoid, what is the self
inductance of the solenoid?
(CBSE D 1996)
11. An average induced emf of 0.4 V appears in a coil when the current in it is changed from 10 A in
one direction to 10 A in opposite direction in 0.40 s. Find the coefficient of self-induction of the
coil.
(CBSE Sample Paper 2011)
12. The coefficient of self inductance is 5 mH. If the emf of the cell in the circuit is 1.1 V and at any
instant, the rate of increase of current is 6 As -1, then what is the resultant emf in the circuit at that
instant?
13. What is the self-inductance of a solenoid of length 40 cm, area of cross-section 20 cm2 and total
number of turns 800?
14. What is the self-inductance of an air core solenoid 50 cm long and 2 cm radius if it has 500
turns?
15. The number of turns in a coil of wire of fixed radius is 600 and its self inductance is 108 mH.
Calculate the self inductance of a coil of 500 turns.
16. A thin copper wire of length 100 m is wound as a solenoid of length l and radius r. Its self
inductance is found to be L. Now, if the same length of wire is wound as a solenoid of length l
but of radius r/2, then what will be its new value of self inductance?
17. If the self-inductance of an air core inductor increases from 0.01 mH to 10 mH on introducing an
iron core into it, what is the relative permeability of the core used?
(CBSE D 2002)
18. The current in a solenoid of 240 turns, having a length of 12 cm and a radius of 2 cm changes at
the rate of 0.8 As-1. Find the emf induced in it.
19. An air-cored solenoid with length 30 cm, area of cross-section 25 cm2 and number of turns 500,
carries a current of 2.5 A. The current is suddenly switched off in a brief time of 1 ms. How
much is the average back emf induced across the ends of the open switch in the circuit?
(NCERT)
20. A 0.5 m long solenoid of 10 turns per cm has area of cross-section 1 cm2. Calculate the voltage
induced across its ends if the current in the solenoid is changed from 1 A to 2 A in 0.1 s.
(CBSE OD 2019)
21. A 12 V battery connected to a 6 Ω, 10 H coil through a switch drives a constant current through
the circuit. The switch is suddenly opened. If it takes 1 ms to open the switch, find the average
emf induced across the coil.
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22. A toroidal solenoid with an air-core has an average radius of 15 cm, area of cross-section 12 cm2
and 1200 turns. Obtain the self-inductance of the toroid.
(NCERT)
ANSWERS
1. 20 mH
2. 5 mH
3. 0.4 µWb
4. 40 mH
5. 36 As-1
6. 250 V
7. 60 V
8. 2.5 H
9. 4 H
10. 5 mH
11. 8 mH
12. 1.07 V
13. 4.02 mH
14. 7.89 x 10-4 H
15. 75 mH
16. It remains the same i.e. L
17. 1000
18. 0.6 mV
19. 6.54 V
20. 0.628 mV
21. 20 KV (Such a high emf usually causes sparks across the open switch)
22. 2.3 mH
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