Question 12 Marks
Current in a circuit falls from $5.0A$ to $0.0A$ in $0.1s.$ If an average emf of $200V$ induced, give an estimate of the self$-$inductance of the circuit.
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View full question & answer→Initial current,$ I_1 = 5.0A$
Final current, $I_2 = 0.0A$
Change in current, $dI = I_1 - I_2 = 5A$
Time taken for the change, $t = 0.1s$
Average emf, $e = 200V$
For self$-$inductance $(L)$ of the coil, we have the relation for average emf as:
$\text{e}=\text{L}\frac{\text{di}}{\text{dt}}$
$\text{L}=\frac{\text{e}}{\Big(\frac{\text{di}}{\text{dt}}\Big)}$
$=\frac{200}{\frac{5}{0.1}}=4\text{H}$
Hence, the self induction of the coil is $4H.$
Final current, $I_2 = 0.0A$
Change in current, $dI = I_1 - I_2 = 5A$
Time taken for the change, $t = 0.1s$
Average emf, $e = 200V$
For self$-$inductance $(L)$ of the coil, we have the relation for average emf as:
$\text{e}=\text{L}\frac{\text{di}}{\text{dt}}$
$\text{L}=\frac{\text{e}}{\Big(\frac{\text{di}}{\text{dt}}\Big)}$
$=\frac{200}{\frac{5}{0.1}}=4\text{H}$
Hence, the self induction of the coil is $4H.$

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