FINAL EXAM

CRN 12517 (L 52)

31st December, 2013
Exam duration: 3 Hours
Marks: 30

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Instructions:
Use the space to explain your answer and no loose papers will be allowed. Use back of
the page if you need more space.
Write your answers systematically including every steps of your calculation.
Write your final answer with specific significant digit and do not forget to write the
units.
Full points will be awarded only if all steps
and correct units are written.
Useful Equations:
(

V ,
R

Theory Part (5 points)

1. The source of generation of Earths magnetic field
is _________
(A) Magnetic monople
(B) Magnetic dipoles
(C) Spinning of electrons
(D) Iron and cobalt
(E) Earths Core

2. What causes a compass to behave as it does?

(A)Earths gravity
(B)Earths shape

(C)Earths geographic north pole

(D)Earths magnetic field

3. Which circuit is represented by the frequency response curve in the given figure?
1mark
(A)High-pass filter
(B)Low-pass filter
(C)Band-stop filter
(D)Band-pass filter

4. A 220V, 150V bulb is connected in series with the primary of a 220/1,100 V, 50 Hz

transformer. If the load on the secondary side is disconnected, the brightness of the bulb
will
(A)Increase
(B)Decrease
(C)Decreases to a very low value
(D) Be Unaffected

5. Transformer changes the value of

(A)Power

(B) Frequency
(C)Voltage and Current
(D)Voltage
(E)Current

RLC Resonant Experiment

[12.5 Points]

1. By Using the following table starting from the resonant frequency [6points]

(
fo- 200=
fo- 100=
fo=
fo +100=
fo +200=

Vin

Vout

Gain

2. Plot Graph by using the table above to plot versus f on a graph paper, (i.e. f
on the X-axis, and along the Y-axis). Do not forget to put the titles and units on the
axes.
[3 points]

3. Use the above table to determine the capacitance of the unknown capacitor C,
Use the necessary formulae given on first page. Given the circuit that is used to
study the RLC circuit behavior. The value of the load resistance is 10.0 0.1 ,
while the inductance is depending on the coil geometry given value of L =
0.5mH.

[3.5 points]

Earth Magnetic Field

[12.5 Points]

1. Set the current at the values listed in the table given below and measure the
corresponding needle deviation angle (the current values may be change if they are not
suitable for your setup). Estimate the error on and .
[5 points]

Tan( )
0.10
0.15
0.25

2. Plot your data,

the units and titles.

on the Y-axis and

on the X-axis, using Excel; do not forget

[3.5 points]

3. When the current flowing through a circular coil of 12.5cmX12.5cm is 0.15 A,

and this coil has 30 turns. Then the horizontal intensity Bh of earths magnetic
field for the case when the magnetic needle is deflected by an angle of 35 o is.
(Justify your answer by using formula given).

[4 points]

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