Answer to Question #103173 in Electricity and Magnetism for Ajay

Question

State, giving reasons, whether the following statements are True or False:
(1)Step-up transformer converts high voltage, low current into low voltage high current.

Answer 1

Answer: The statements are False.

The following statements are True:

(1) Step-up transformer converts low voltage, high current into high voltage, low current;

(2) Step-down transformer converts high voltage, low current into low voltage, high current.

Thus, the designation of the transformer is determined by converting the magnitude of the voltage and not the current.