A transformer connected to 220 V mains is used to light a lamp of rating 100 W and 110 V. If the primary current is 0.5 A, the efficiency of the transformer is ( approximately)
60 %
35 %
50 %
90 %
D.
90 %
Efficiency is defined as the ratio of output power and input power.
i.e,
For an ideal transformer, pout = pin so η = 100 % but in practical, efficiency of transformer lies between 70 - 90 %
We know that, Pp = Vp . Ip = 220 × 0.5
Pp = 110 W
Efficiency of the transformer,
Two long parallel wires carrying equal currents which are 8 cm apart produce a magnetic field of 200 µT mid way between them. The magnitude of the current in each wire is
10 A
20 A
300 A
40 A
A lamp consumes only 25 % of the peak power in an AC circuit. The phase difference between the applied voltage and the current is
The amplitudes E0 and B0 of electric and the magnetic component of an electromagnetic wave respectively are related to the velocity c in vacuum as
B0 = cE0
E0 = cB0
Identify the mismatched pair.
Microwaves — Aircraft navigation
Radio waves — Cellular phone
γ rays — Klystron
Ultraviolet rays — LASIK
A ray of light is incident normally on one refracting surface of an equilateral prism. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is 1.5, then
the emergent ray is deviated by 30°
the emergent ray is deviated by 60°
the emergent ray just graces the second reflecting surface
the ray undergoes total internal reflection at second refracting surface
The maximum velocities of the photoelectrons ejected are v and 2v for the incident light of wavelength 400 nm and 250 nm on a metal surface respectively. The work function of the metal in terms of Planck's constant h and velocity of light c is
hc × 106 J
2 hc × 106 J
1.5 hc × 106 J
2.5 hc × 106 J
A radioactive sample contains 10-3 kg each of two nuclear species A and B with half-life 4 days and 8 days, respectively. The ratio of the amounts of A and B after period of 16 days is
1 : 2
4 : 1
1 : 4
2 : 1
The binding energy per nucleon for deuteron (1H2) and helium (2He4) are 1.1 MeV and 7 .0 MeV, respectively. The energy released when two deuterons fuse to form a helium nucleus is
36.2 MeV
23.6 MeV
47.2 MeV
11.8 MeV
In a series of radioactive decays, if a nucleus of mass number 180 and atomic number 72 decays into another nucleus of mass number 172 and atomic number 69, then the number of α and β particles released respectively are
2,3
2,2
2,1
2,0