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Homework exercises on Alternating Current Electricity for a Physical Science course. Also refer to physics, static electricity, AC, DC, magnetism, Edison, Tesla, education, distance learning, Ron Kurtus, School for Champions. Copyright © Restrictions
AC Electricity - Homework
INSTRUCTIONS: Print out a copy of this homework assignment, answer the questions correctly and send or give the homework to your instructor. (Refer to AC Electricity or your text book for the answers.)
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1. Who is responsible for popularizing AC electricity?
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2. What is the difference between AC and DC electricity?
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3. How do you make AC electricity?
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4. How fast does your home AC electricity cycle back and forth?
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5. What are the one major advantages of AC over DC?
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6. What is the classical definition of power?
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7. What is the equation for electric power?
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8. If you used a 1500 watt hair dryer for 1 hour every day, how much would the electric company charge you on your bill at $0.07 per kilowatt-hour for 1 month (30 days)?
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9. What happens to the poles on an AC electromagnet?
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10. How does a moving or changing magnetic field effect a wire?
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11. What is an AC electromagnet with two sets of wires wrapped around its core called?
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12. If the output wire of an AC transformer had twice the turns around the core as the input wire, and the input voltage was 120 volts, what would be the output voltage?
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13. What is an example of using a transformer at home?
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