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A solenoid is 65 cm long and has a cross sectional area of 30cm^2. The 23.2 mH i

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Question

A solenoid is 65 cm long and has a cross sectional area of 30cm^2. The 23.2 mH inductor is wound with N loops of wire.

A)How many loops are required to make this inductor?

B) The resistance of the solenoid wire is 2 ohms. If the inductor is connected across a 12 volt battery, how long will it take the current to reach 95% of its final value?

C) Now consider the RL circuit with R1= 180 ohm, L= 2.5H and emf = 45V

What is the current through the resistor R1 immediately after the switch is closed? What is the current through resistor R1 a long time after the switch is closed?

Explanation / Answer

A) Let us find diameter(d) of the wire,

A=r2

30 = 3.14*r^2   => r= 3.09

d= 2r= 2*3.09 = 6.18cm

No of loops = N = L/d = 65/6.18 = 10.52 = 11 loops

B)

L= 0N2A/L = (4*10^-7*11^2*30*10^-4)/0.65 = 7.0*10^-7 H

IL = (V/R)[1-e-t/(L/R) ]

0.95 = (12/2) [1-e-t/[(7.0*10^-7)/2]]   => t= 6.0*10^-8 s

C) IL = (V/R)[1-e-t/(L/R) ]

At t= 0s

IL = (45/180)[1-e-0/(L/R) ] = 45/100 = 0 A

At t= infinity

IL = (45/180)[1-e-infinity/(L/R)] = 0.45 A

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