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JEE Main 2019Alternating Current Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Evening Slot

Question

A coil of self inductance 10 mH and resistance 0.1 is connected through a switch to a battery of internal resistance 0.9 . After the switch is closed, the time taken for the current to attain 80% of the saturation value is: [take ln 5 = 1.6]

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Correct answer
D0.016 s

Step-by-step explanation

L = 10 × 10–3 H, r1 = 0.1






0.8 = 1 - e-t/2 ; e-t/2 = 0.2

et/L = 5
t = L ln 5 = 10 × 10–3 × 1.6 = 16 × 10–3

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