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You analyze a sample of a meteorite that landed on Earth and find 15/16 of a certain type of radioactive atoms have decayed into the corresponding daughter atom. Calculate the number of half-lives that have occurred.
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220 V is supplied to 800 primary turns of an autotransformer. What will the outputvoltage be across 200 secondary turns?
2. A filament transformer has a turns ratio of 1:20. What current must be supplied to theprimary windings if 5 A is required by the filament?
3. The filament transformer in the previous question is supplied with 150 V to theprimary side. What is the secondary voltage?
4. 440 V is supplied to 1000 primary turns of an autotransformer. If the desired outputvoltage is 100 V how many secondary turns must be tapped?
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