Knox Academy Higher Physics

AC and Capacitance Homework 1

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Answer all questions.

1. The output from a signal generator is 2. An a.c. signal is displayed on an oscilloscope

connected to the input terminals of an screen. The Y-gain and time base controls
oscilloscope. The trace observed on the are set as shown.
oscilloscope screen, the Y-gain setting and
the time base setting are shown in the
diagram.

The frequency of the signal is

The frequency of the signal shown is A 0.5Hz
calculated using the B 1.25Hz
A Y-gain setting and the vertical height C 2.00Hz
of the trace.
D 200Hz
B Y-gain setting and the horizontal
distance between the peaks of the E 500Hz
trace.
C Y-gain setting and the time base
setting.
D Time base setting and the vertical
height of the trace.
E Time base setting and the horizontal
distance between the peaks of the
trace.
3. A trace of an electrical signal on the screen 5. An alternating voltage signal is displayed
of an oscilloscope is shown below. on an oscilloscope, with the settings
4. An immersion heater can be operated either
from an a.c. supply or a d.c. supply. The shown.
6. The heating element in a boiler operates at
graph below represents the a.c. supply
2400W from a 120V r.m.s. power supply.
voltage.
What is the r.m.s. current, in amperes, in this
element?
7.9. The
Thestep up transformer
output showndevice
from an electrical belowproduces
is
used to light a mains
the following lamp
trace on at its correct
an oscilloscope.
rating. The input voltage to the primary is
8. What is the
6V r.m.s. relationship
and the voltagebetween thelamp
across the r.m.s.is
and peak
240V r.m.s. values for an alternating current?
The time base is set at 50mscm-1.
If
Whatthe time base setting
d.c. supply is would
voltage doubled, the the
produce
number of waves on the screen
same rate of heating from this heater?is:
A 1
B 2
C
The a.c.2.5ammeters A1 and A2 have
negligible
D 5 resistance.
Thereading
The time baseon setting of the
A1 is 5.0A oscilloscope
r.m.s. and the is Which row in the following table gives the
E2ms 10
per division and the
reading on A2 is 0.1A r.m.s. voltage gain setting correct values for the peak voltage and
is 5mV per division.
The efficiency of the transformer is frequency of the signal?
What is the frequency and maximum voltage Peak voltage Frequency
A 2.5%
of the output from this device?
(V) (Hz)
B 40%
Frequency of the Maximum voltage
C 50%device output from the A 10 100
device
D 80%(Hz) B 10 250
(mV)
E 100% C 20 250
A 33 15
D 10 500
B 83 15
E 20 1000
C 83 30
D 166 30
E 166 15
10. An oscilloscope trace of a 230V, 125Hz a.c. power supply is shown below.

(a) (i) Calculate the peak voltage of the supply. 2

(ii) Calculate the time base setting on the oscilloscope. 3
(b) A joiner uses the supply voltage to operate a lathe with a resistance of 800Ω.

(i) Calculate the r.m.s. operating current of the lathe. 2

(ii) Calculate the power rating of the lathe. 2
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