
The circuit shown in is made of a homogeneous wire of constant cross section.
Find the ratio of the amounts of heat liberated per unit time in conductors and .



Important Questions on Electricity and Magnetism
Determine the strength of the electric field at the centre of a hemisphere produced by charges uniformly distributed with a density, over the surface of this hemisphere.

The strength of the electric field produced by charges uniformly distributed over the surface of a hemisphere at its centre is . A part of the surface is isolated from
this hemisphere by two planes passing through the same diameter and forming an angle with each other determine the electric field strength produced at the same point by the charges located on the isolated surface (on the "mericarp").

The voltage between the anode and the cathode of a vacuum-tube diode is and the anode current is .
Determine the mean pressure of electrons on the anode surface of area .

across the capacitor plates varies as shown in the figure Plot the time dependence of voltage across the clamps .

An electric circuit consists of a current source of emf and internal resistance , and two resistors connected in parallel to the source (Fig.). The resistance of one resistor remains unchanged, while the resistance of the other resistor can be chosen so that the power liberated in this resistor is maximum.
Determine the value of corresponding to the maximum power.

A quadratic undeformable superconducting loop of mass and side lies in a horizontal plane in a nonuniform magnetic field whose induction varies in space according to the law . The inductance of the loop is . At the initial moment, the centre of the loop coincides with the origin , and its sides are parallel to the and -axes. The current in the loop is zero, and it is released.
How will it move and where will it be in time after the beginning of motion?

Two long cylindrical coils with uniform windings of the same length and nearly the same radius have inductances and . The coils are coaxially inserted into each other and connected to a current source as shown in. The directions of the current in the circuit and in the turns are shown by arrows.
Determine the inductance of such a composite coil.

A winch is driven by an electric motor with a separate excitation and fed from a battery of emf . The rope and the hook of the winch rise at a velocity without a load and at a velocity with a load of mass .
Determine the velocity of the load and its mass for which the winch has the maximum power, neglecting the mass of the rope and the hook.
