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Homework Statement I was going through this PDF to review for my AP Physics C E&M exam: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/...course=ap-physics-c-electricity-and-magnetism I was also watching this video (which discusses the solutions): I am stuck on part 2(b) (page 7 of the PDF, 17:18...

Homework Statement Homework Equations ##J=\frac{I}{A}## A=π r2 The Attempt at a Solution Since I is constant and the diameter is doubled , A2 = π (##\frac{2D}{2}##)2 A2 = 4 A1 J2 = I/(4A1) = J1 /4 → (E) Is my answer correct ?

Say I have two parallel conductors that are both L long and d distance apart (center to center). I run AC power of frequency f and RMS voltage V through one conductor. That current will create a fluctuating magnetic field which will pass through the the other conductor and generate a voltage...

Homework Statement AC production and relationships that determine movement and current flow direction from Flaming's left hand and right hand rule. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Left hand rule for motors- right hand rule for generators The thumb, index and midle fingers are all...

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The two batteries are in series in both the left and right branch .This means the potential difference applied across the two middle resistors is 20 V .Hence the current flowing through them is 20/10= 2 A . This is indeed the...

I am wondering whether electrons have a net motion against an applied constant electric field in a conductor. Intuition tells me that "of course they should", but so far the math has shown me otherwise. Here are my current thoughts: 1) I cannot rely on the obsolute Drude's model. What's more...

Homework Statement Calculate the magnitudes and directions of the currents in each of the 3 resistors in the circuit above, if... (a) ...both batteries have zero internal resistance. (b) ...each battery has an internal resistance of 1.0 Ω. Homework Equations I1 = I2 + I3 (Node Law)The...

Homework Statement The circuit above has five resistors. Calculate the current through each. Homework Equations I1 = I2 + I3 (Node Law) ∑Vi = 0 (Loop Law) The Attempt at a Solution I tried to equate the currents using the node law, with I3 = I1+I2+I4+I5 But I see a flaw here, because the...

Why don't wires in any circuit touch each other and get short circuited? If two current carrying wires carry charges in same direction then from ampere's law,can't they touch each other due to attractive forces?

Homework Statement provide a detailed review on how alternating current is produced and the relation that determins movement and current flow direction. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I know the basics of how AC is produced- AC is produced from an alternater (type of generator)...

1. Homework Statement : Two identical uncharged capacitors A and B each of capacitance C and an inductor L are arranged as shown in the adjacent figure. At t=0, the switch S1 is closed while switch S2 remains open.At time t=to=√(LC)Π/2, switch S2 is closed and S1 is opened. After switch S2 is...

Hi, maybe as you know ##\nabla. J = -\frac {\partial p} {\partial t}## where J is current density p is charge density. But also we know current density flux outward the circuit is 0 because current density does not flow out of circuit an this actually volume integral of ##\nabla. J## is zero (...

Hi, I was wondering about saturation current in the photoelectric effect. It is clear to me that for a sufficiently large accelerating potential all of the electrons are gathered by the collecting electrode. Since it is all of them, there cannot be more, and the current won't change if the...

1 Two cells are connected in parallel by joining the terminals together so that they both face in the same direction. One of the cells has emf 6.0 V and internal resistance 3.0 Ω, and the other cell has emf 4.0 V and internal resistance 2.0 Ω. An 8.0 Ω resistor is connected between the...

Homework Statement Homework Equations Kirchoff's Rule The sum of all V = 0 The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I think I'm having a problem determining the current at r_2 and R_3. I had originally thought the currents at both resistors would be I_3, writing E_2 — r_2 I_3 — R_3 I_3 — I_1 R_1 = 0...

Hi, I've seen many videos of neodymium magnets sliding slowly down an inclined copper plate, or slowly down a copper tube - due to eddy current braking,but never the other way around. My question is; will a copper disc sliding down an inclined magnetic plate, or down a magnetic tube act in the...

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I often do circuit. But still there is always stuff i don't get.. I was asked to find 1) I1 I2 I3 immidiately after S closed 2) I1 I2 I3 after sufficient of time 3) I1 I2 I3 immidiately after S opened Just give me clue please...

Homework Statement A coaxial cable consists of a core cylindrical wire and a coaxial cylindrical shell, as illustrated in the Figure below. Consider a cable made of copper, which has resistivity of ρ=1.70×10−8Ω·m. Thecorewirehasaradiusof r =1.0mm. Theinnerradiusofthe 1 outer shell is r = 5.0...

Homework Statement We bind two batteries with voltage 2V and 1.7V with inner resistance 0.2Ω and 0.1Ω in parallel series in such way that we bind each positive poles and negative poles together. What current runs trough the circle? What is the voltage between contact points of the batteries...

Homework Statement Homework Equations How will we calculate the current in primary coil? The Attempt at a Solution The current in the secondary coil will be 2 Amperes by I = V/R. So in the primary coil by using ratio proportion method, the current in the primary coil will be 5 Amperes. But...

Homework Statement A wire with conductivity σ carries current I. The current is increasing at the rate dI/dt. Show that there is a displacement current in the wire equal to e0/σ⋅dI/dt Homework Equations Id = e0⋅dφ/dt dφ/dt = dE/dt ⋅ A (This is usually true, I'm not sure if it's useful in...

When we talk about current and ohm’s law, do we pretend that current is continuous rather than discrete in the same way that we do with charge distributions?

A circuit contains a 7.5V d.c power supply and three resistors. The total resistance of the circuit is 30 ohms. Why will the largest current in the 18 ohm resistor? As far as I know is that the smallest current will be in 60 ohm resistor because it has the maximum resistance. Please explain...

When a P-N junction is in reverse bias, the drift velocity of the system increases, so why is there no current flow? Is the drift velocity not connected to the current? Thanks in advance.

Hi! I'm working on a project in which a small microcontroller with a max. analog input of 5v takes readings from multiple sensors. I would like to make this input window a bit more versatile, and turned to voltage dividers as a solution. 'Problem is, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding how...

Hi, I have a problem understanding the ac capacitive circuit, where Vc = Vm * sin(ωt), and, current leads the voltage, so at t = 0, v = 0 which means no emf, no pushing energy for the electrons, I think, then how current is max? what is the energy source that supplied the electrons with the...

Homework Statement Determine the B-field inside the middle of a circular loop of current. Homework Equations Attempt at using Ampere's law: ##\oint \vec{B} \cdot d \vec{l} = \mu_0 i## The Attempt at a Solution ##\oint B \cdot R d \theta = \mu_0 i \Rightarrow BR(2 \pi) = \mu_0 i \Rightarrow B...

Homework Statement Figure 6.47 shows a horizontal infinite straight wire with current I1 pointing into the page, passing a height z above a square horizontal loop with side length l and current I2. Two of the sides of the square are parallel to the wire. As with a circular ring, this square...

Hi all, i tried to do this question but got stuck on the last point . Can anyone help me please? The general form of vector potential: I got the answer for A1 vector potential but don't know what assumptions i need to get the expression for the A2. Does anyone know how one can derive it...

Hey everyone, So I came across a company which is working on desalinating water by freezing it and was wondering what everyone here thought about it: http://cryodesalination.com/ A similar project was also being done by students of UC San Diego...

Hello In a paper I am working we have a two metal connected to each other, Within the ballistic approximation we adopt the Landauer approach and generate a pure spin current by applying a spin bias that is modeled as difference of spin-dependent chemical potentials across the interface. Can...

I am attempting to make a basic model of an alternator and determine terminal voltage levels at several different current levels. The alternator design looks like this: 900 RPM fixed, 60hz, single phase 2000 gauss permanent magnet Flux Density, Magnet circumferential velocity 9.58 m/sec, 4...

If we measure the voltage in a simple series circuit to be 5v and the resistance to be 10 ohms. The current given is .5A. Is this the amount of chage traveling from the first point to the second point per unit time, or is it the amount of charge flowing through a cross section of the conductor...

Homework Statement A wire shaped as a semi-circle of radius a rotates about the axis OO’ with a constant angular velocity ω in a uniform magnetic field with induction B (attached figure). The plane of the rectangular loop is perpendicular to the magnetic field direction. The total resistance of...

If we had a parallel circuit with a voltage of V between the beginning and end, and the circuit has a resistance R, then the current given by ohms law is I = V/R. What does this mean? The current is not the same throughout the whole circuit. Where is the current equal to this value?

in a circuit like the one in the attached picture, the voltage between two points in between two resistors should be 0. But there is current flowing through the circuit. So what’s going on here? Does ohms law not apply in this situation for some reason?

Homework Statement Q . Find current i through the 5Ω resistor ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I would like to understand what does leftmost 1A represent . I haven't seen something like that before in my book . Is it a Galvanometer or something else ?

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution [/B] I got the first 2 parts, but I'm having trouble with the last one. For the time the switch S1 is closed, I derived ##q(t) = CE(1 - \cos(\frac{t}{\sqrt{LC}}))##, by writing the loop equation ##\frac{E}{L} - \frac{1}{LC}q =...

Homework Statement each wire carrying 10 Amps a = 0.3 meter point o located in the center Homework Equations B = permeability constant * I / ( 2 ##\pi## r) r = distance between O and the wire r perpendicular to B and I A = carrying current into the page B and C = out of the pages The...

These is there no induced current when the coils are stationary relative to each other? Isn't there still current (moving charges) in the the one on the left to cause a current in the one on the right when neither coil is moving?

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution This looks to be a simple problem but the answer key has left me wondering whether I am thinking correctly . I get option 1) whereas answer key states option 3) . Since the variable resistance R increases , the resistance...

Homework Statement I have to explain the equation W=VIt and apply it to a circuit. But I do not undertsand what the equation shows. Homework Equations W=VIt The Attempt at a Solution My rough guess is : work done is equal to the time (t) taken for 1A of current to flow at 1V

Homework Statement Find i using Nodal Analysis. Homework Equations V = I * R The Attempt at a Solution solve (1) , (2) , and (3) to find V1 , V2 ,and V3 V1 = 50/3 = 16.67 V V2 = 80/3 = 26.67 V V3 = 40 V 40 - 80/3 = 5i i = 2.667 A However , the correct answer is 1.522 A .. I don't know...

Suppose that the current flowing in an electric circuit is the sum (superposition) of two alternating currents, one given by I1 = 2 cos t and the other given by I2 = −2 sin t at time t. Carefully describe the resulting current in the circuit.

<< Mentor Note -- Thread moved to the EE forum >> Hi, I'm new here and maybe this is the best section where I could need help :) I've been interested in electronics lately (not schooling anymore, more on self-study, but I'm not that smart, just a dedicated one and i can't understand everything...

Homework Statement Say I have the following hypotehtical circuit, Ignore the open circuit at the bottom. Would I be correct in saying that all of the input current i goes to the resistor R or would it be split? Because I know for a current source that it has to produce that current i5 no...

Homework Statement if someone could help me with this it would be much appreciated. In physics, I used a 98Ω resistor in a series circuit and measured the current and voltage output from battery, using the current and voltage I calculated the resistance. I=0.0094A V=1 Rt=1/0.0094=106.38Ω even...

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Call the middle point where the two loops meet O . The induced EMF in the right wire should be anticlockwise and in the left loop should be clockwise . But there can be only one current in the wire . The induced EMF in the...

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Sorry for the unclear image . EMF induced in the left loop = 8 Total Resistance of the left loop = 6 Ohms Current will be induced in anticlockwise direction in the left loop of magnitude 4/3A. EMF induced in the right...

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The area of the loop is π(b2 - a2) Emf induced E = Rate of change of flux = πk(b2 - a2) Resistance of the wire R = 2πλ(a+b) Current in the loop = E/R = [k(b2 - a2)]/[2λ(a+b)] . This doesn't matches with the given answer .