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A-LevelPhysicsAlternating currentsFeb/Mar 2017Paper 4 Q911 Marks

An ideal transformer is shown in Fig. 9.1. input primary coil 1200 turns Fig.9.1 core output secondary coil (b) An alternating voltage of peak value 150V is applied across the 1200 turns of the primary coil. The variation with time t of the e.m.f. E induced across the secondary coil is shown in Fig. 9.2. 60 E/V 40 20 0 0 -20 -40 -60 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 t/ms 25.0 Fig. 9.2 (c) A resistor is connected between the output terminals of the secondary coil. The mean power dissipated in the resistor is 1.2 W. It may be assumed that the varying voltage across the resistor is equal to the varying e.m.f. E shown in Fig. 9.2. (ii) On Fig.9.3, sketch the variation with time t of the power P dissipated in the resistor for t = 0 to t = 22.5 ms. 3.0 P/W 2.0 1.0 0 0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 t/ms 25.0 Fig. 9.3

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This structured question tests Alternating currents in A-Level Physics (syllabus code 9702). It is worth 11 marks.

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This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics Feb/Mar 2017 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2.

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