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Question
State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement.
In a step down transformer the number of turns in primary coil is greater than that of the number of turns in the secondary coil.
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True
False
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Solution
In a step down transformer the number of turns in primary coil is greater than that of the number of turns in the secondary coil- True
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