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Q.(a) The electrical analog of mass is

(i) diode
(ii) capacitance
(iii) inductance
(iv) resistance (Score : 1)
(b) A 2 m long solenoid having diameter 6 cm and 2000 turns has a secondary of 500 turns wound closely near its mid-point. Calculate the mutual inductance between the two coils. (Scores : 2)
Kerala DhseKerala DHSE Plus Two Board 2016Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Inductance L plays the role of mass in the electrical–mechanical oscillation analogy (since it opposes a change in current just as mass opposes a change in velocity); and for the described solenoid–coil system, the mutual inductance works out to about 1.78 mH.

  1. In the standard analogy between mechanical (spring–mass) SHM and electrical LC oscillations, energy stored in an inductor, (1/2)LI², plays the same role as kinetic energy, (1/2)mv², of a moving mass. Just as mass resists a change in velocity (inertia), an inductor resists a change in current (self-induced back-emf). So the electrical analogue of mass is inductance. (Correspondingly, 1/C plays the role of the spring constant, charge q plays the role of displacement x, and current I plays the role of velocity v.) Answer: (iii) inductance.
  2. The solenoid (primary) has length l = 2 m, diameter 6 cm so radius r = 3 cm = 0.03 m, and N₁ = 2000 turns; the secondary coil of N₂ = 500 turns is wound closely around the solenoid near its midpoint, so it links essentially the same cross-sectional area as the solenoid, A = πr². …

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