Assignment 1
Assignment 1
1 An electromagnet exerts a force of 15 N and moves a soft iron armature through a distance of
12 mm in 50 ms. Determine the power consumed.
2 A d.c. motor consumes 47.25 MJ when connected to a 250 V supply for 1 hour 45 minutes.
Determine the power rating of the motor and the current taken from the supply.
3 A 100 W electric light bulb is connected to a 200 V supply. Calculate (a) the current flowing in
the bulb, and (b) the resistance of the bulb.
6 Calculate the resistance of 1200 m of copper cable of cross-sectional area 15 mm2. Take the
resistivity of copper as 0.02 µ m.
8 (a) State six typical applications of primary cells. (b) State six typical applications of
secondary cells.
9 Four cells, each with an internal resistance of 0.40 and an e.m.f. of 2.5 V are connected in
series to a load of 38.40 . (a) Determine the current flowing in the circuit and the p.d. at the
battery terminals. (b) If the cells are connected in parallel instead of in series, determine the
current flowing and the p.d. at the battery terminals.