Question

Kanika and Himani have set up two coils P and Q as shown below. The only difference between the two set-ups is the source of electricity. State what will the galvanometer indicate when the switch is closed in both the set-ups.

An induction cooktop works on the principle of electromagnetic induction. Inside the cooktop there is a tightly wound metal coil. An alternating current flows through the coil and produces an invisible, high-frequency, alternating magnetic field all around it. When a vessel made of magnetic material is placed on the cooktop, the magnetic field produced by the coil penetrates the iron of the vessel and induces whirling electrical (eddy) currents inside the pan and makes it hot. There is no open flame used. Heat from the pan flows directly into the food or water inside it (by conduction) without heating up the area surrounding the cooktop. Unless there is a pan on the cooktop, no heat is produced. List any two advantages, with reasons, of cooking using an induction cooktop instead of a gas stove.