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A transformer is designed to work from a 240 V a.c. mains and to give a supply of 8 V to ring a house–bell. The primary coil has 4800 turns. How many turns will be in the secondary coil?

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A transformer is designed to work from a 240 V a.c. mains and to give a supply of 8 V to ring a house bell. The primary coil has 4800 turns. How many turns will be in the secondary coil?

A transformer is designed to give a supply of 8 V to ring a house-bell from the 240 V a.c. mains. The primary coil has 4800 turns. How many turns will be in the secondary coil?

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Solution

Input ac voltage Vp = 240 V.

Number of turns in primary coil Np = 4800

No. of turns in secondary coil Ns = ?

Output voltage Vs = 8 V.

We know that 

`"V"_"p"/"V"_"s" = "N"_"p"/"N"_"s"`

`"N"_"s" = ("N"_"p" xx "V"_"s")/ "V"_"p"`

= `(4800 xx 8) / 240`

= 160

The number of turns in the secondary coil is 160.

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