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1 markElectromagnetic Induction

CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)(iii)

An experiment to investigate the properties of an unlabelled transformer using a variable power supply and measuring input and output voltages.

Calculate the number of turns in the primary windings if the number of turns in the secondary windings is 30 000.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Plot a graph of input voltage, V_i, against output voltage, V_o, on the grid provided on page 7.[4 marks]
  2. 2(a)(ii)Use the graph to determine the turns ratio of the transformer.[2 marks]
  3. 2(b)(i)Complete the design of the circuit on the diagram to achieve this objective using all given components.[1 mark]
  4. 2(b)(ii)Sketch on Figure 2b the output voltage that would be seen on the oscilloscope.[2 marks]

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