1380 Alternating Current

1. A bulb and a capacitor are in series with an ac e = 75 sin (sin  t) volt, i = 1.5 sin ( t + 45o)
source. On increasing frequency how will glow of amp then, the wrong statement is
the bulb change (a) There must be a capacitor in the box
(a) The glow decreases (b) The glow increases (b) There must be an inductor in the box
(c) The glow remain the same (d)The bulb quenches (c) There must be a resistance in the box
2. The r.m.s. current in an ac circuit is 2 A. If the (d) The power factor is 0.707
wattless current be 3 A , what is the power 8. A resistor R, an inductor L and a capacitor C are
factor connected in series to an oscillator of frequency n.
1 1 if the resonant frequency is nr , then the current
(a) (b)
3 2 lags behind voltage, when
1 1 (a) n  0 (b) n  nr
(c) (d)
2 3 (c) n  nr (d) n  nr
2.5 9. If power factor is 1/2 in a series RL circuit
3. F capacitor and 3000-ohm resistance are R  100 . ac mains is used then L is

joined in series to an ac source of 200 volt and 3
(a) Henry (b)  Henry
50sec1 frequency. The power factor of the 
circuit and the power dissipated in it will 
respectively (c) Henry (d) None of these
3
(a) 0.6, 0.06 W (b) 0.06, 0.6 W
(c) 0.6, 4.8 W (d) 4.8, 0.6 W 10. What will be the self inductance of a coil, to be
connected in a series with a resistance of
4. The self inductance of a choke coil is 10 mH. When
 3  such that the phase difference between
it is connected with a 10V dc source, then the loss
of power is 20 watt. When it is connected with 10 the emf and the current at 50 Hz frequency is 30°
volt ac source loss of power is 10 watt. The (a) 0.5 Henry (b) 0.03 Henry
frequency of ac source will be
(c) 0.05 Henry (d) 0.01 Henry
(a) 50 Hz (b) 60 Hz
11. The phase difference between the voltage and the
(c) 80 Hz (d) 100 Hz
current in an ac circuit is  / 4 . If the frequency is
5. In an LCR circuit R  100 ohm. When 50 Hz then this phase difference will be equivalent
capacitance C is removed, the current lags behind to a time of
the voltage by  / 3 . When inductance L is
(a) 0.02 s (b) 0.25 s
removed, the current leads the voltage by  / 3 . (c) 2.5 ms (d) 25 ms
The impedance of the circuit is
12. The instantaneous values of current and emf in an
(a) 50 ohm (b) 100 ohm
ac circuit are I  1 / 2 sin314t amp and
(c) 200 ohm (d) 400 ohm
E  2 sin(314t   / 6)V respectively. The
6. A group of electric lamps having a total power
rating of 1000 watt is supplied by an ac voltage phase difference between E and I will be
E  200sin(310t  60) . Then the r.m.s. value o (a)  / 6 rad (b)  / 3 rad
the circuit current is (c)  / 6 rad (d)  / 3 rad
(a) 10 A (b) 10 2 A 13. If A and B are identical bulbs which bulbs glows
(c) 20 A (d) 20 2 A brighter 100 mH A
7. Following figure shows an ac generator connected (a) A
10 pF B
to a "block box" through a pair of terminals. The (b) B
box contains possible R, L, C or their combination,
whose elements and arrangements are not known (c) Both equally bright
to us. Measurements outside the box reveals that
(d) Cannot say
14. The instantaneous values of current and voltage in
? an ac circuit are i  100sin314t amp and
e  200sin(314t   / 3)V respectively. If the
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resistance is 1 then the reactance of the circuit 15. What is the r.m.s. value of an alternating current
will be which when passed through a resistor produces
(a)  200 3  (b) 3 heat which is thrice of that produced by a direct
current of 2 amperes in the same resistor
(c)  200/ 3 (d) 100 3 
(a) 6 amp (b) 2 amp
(c) 3.46 amp (d) 0.66 amp

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1. (b) This is because, when frequency  is  50  (5)2  4(3.14)2 2 (10 103 )2 

increased, the capacitive reactance
  80Hz.
1
XC  decreases and hence the 5. (b) When C is removed circuit becomes RL circuit
2C
current through the bulb increases.  X
hence tan  L .....(i)
2. (c) iWL  irms sin  
3 R
3  2 sin
When L is removed circuit becomes RC circuit
3
sin 
2  X
hence tan  C .....(ii)
3 R
o 1
   60o so p.f.  cos  cos60  .
2 From equation (i) and (ii) we obtain XL = XC. This
is the condition of resonance and in resonance Z
3. (c) = R = 100.

2
 1  1
Z R2     (3000)2 
 2C  
 2  50
2.5 
 10 6 
2
***
  

 Z )2  (4000
(3000 )2  5  103 

R 3000
So power factor cos    0.6
Z 5  103 1
6. (b) P  V0i0 cos 
2
2
Vrms cos
and power P  Vrmsirms cos   1
Z 1000  200 i0 cos60o
2
(200)2  0.6
P   4.8W i0 20
5  103  i0  20A  irms    10 2A.
2 2
V2 (10)2
4. (c) With dc : P   R  5 ; 7. (b) Since voltage is lagging behind the current, so
R 20 there must be no inductor in the box.
2
VrmsR 8. (d) The current will lag behind the voltage when
With ac : P  reactance of inductance is more than the
Z2
1
reactance of condenser. Thus, L  or
(10)2  5 C
Z2   50 2
10
1

2 2
Also Z  R  4  L 2 2 2 LC
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or n  or n  nr where nr = resonant
2 LC
frequency.

1 L
9. (a) cos     60o tan60o  
2 R

3
L H


XL 2L
10. (d) tan   
R R
2  50 L
tan30o  = 0.01 H.
 3

T (1 / 50) 
11. (c) Time difference    
2 2 4
1
 s  2.5 m- s
400
12. (a) Phase difference relative to the current

 
  (314t  )  (314t)  
6 6

13. (a)  (X ) >> (X )

C L

14. (b) V0 = i0Z  200 = 100 Z  Z = 2

Also Z2  R2  X L2  (2)2  (1)2  X L2 

XL  3

15. (c) Heat produced by ac = 3  Heat produced by

dc
2
 irmsRt  3 i2Rt  lrms
2
 3 22

 irms  2 3  3.46 A