How is the energy stored in a current-carrying inductor related to its self-inductance, L?

a. directly proportional to L1/2
c. inversely proportional to L
b. directly proportional to L
d. directly proportional to L2


B

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A. 0.940 K B. 1.10 K C. 1.26 K D. 2.78 K E. 3.78 K

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A 10.0-g bouncy ball is confined in a 8.3-cm-long box (an infinite well). If we model the ball as a point particle, what is the minimum kinetic energy of the ball? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s)

A) 8.0 × 10-64 J B) 3.2 × 10-46 J C) 1.3 × 10-20 J D) zero

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