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What is the main function of a transformer?
What is the main function of a transformer?
- To convert electrical energy to mechanical energy
- To transfer electrical energy from one circuit to another (correct)
- To generate electrical energy
- To store electrical energy
What effect does a varying current in any coil of the transformer produce?
What effect does a varying current in any coil of the transformer produce?
- A varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core (correct)
- An increase in the transformer's temperature
- An electrical resistance in the transformer's core
- A constant magnetic flux in the transformer's core
What does Faraday's law of induction describe?
What does Faraday's law of induction describe?
- The production of static electricity in a coil
- The relationship between resistance and current in a coil
- The induced voltage effect in any coil due to a changing magnetic flux encircled by the coil (correct)
- The method of transferring electrical energy through conductive connections
What is the function of step-up or step-down transformers?
What is the function of step-up or step-down transformers?
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In what year was the first constant-potential transformer invented?
In what year was the first constant-potential transformer invented?
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