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Ch—07 Alternating Current

Daily Practice Problem 06

Q1. Determine the impedance of a series Q5. In the circuit shown in the figure
LCR-circuit if the reactance of 𝐶𝐶 and 𝐿𝐿 are neglecting source resistance the voltmeter
250 Ω and 220 Ω respectively and 𝑅𝑅 is 40 Ω. and ammeter reading will respectively, will
be

Q2. A resistor of 12 𝑜𝑜ℎ𝑚𝑚, a capacitor of

reactance 14 𝑜𝑜ℎ𝑚𝑚 and a pure inductor of
inductance 0.1 ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 are joined in series and
placed across a 200 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣, 50 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 a.c. supply.
Calculate

(i) the current in the circuit and

a. 0 V, 3 A
(ii) the phase angle between the current
b. 150 V, 3 A
and the voltage. Take 𝜋𝜋 = 3 for
purpose of calculations. c. 150 V, 6 A

Q3. A 50 𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 capacitor, 0.05 𝐻𝐻 inductor and a
48 Ω resistor are connected in series with an
a.c. source of emf, 𝜖𝜖 = 310 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 314 𝑡𝑡.
Calculate the reactance of the circuit and tell
its nature. What is the phase angle between
the current and the applied emf?
Q4. A 12 Ω resistance and an inductance of
0.05 / 𝜋𝜋 𝐻𝐻 with negligible resistance are
connected in series. Across the ends of this
is connected a 130 𝑉𝑉 alternating voltage of
frequency 50 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻. Calculate the alternating
current in the circuit and the potential
difference across the resistance and across
the inductance.
d. 0 V, 8 A
Q6. An LCR-series circuit with 𝐿𝐿 = 100 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝐻,
𝐶𝐶 = 100 𝜇𝜇 𝐹𝐹, 𝑅𝑅 = 120 Ω. is connected to an
a.c. source of emf 𝜖𝜖 = 30 𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑖𝑛𝑛 100 𝑡𝑡 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣. Find
the impedance, peak current and resonant
frequency of the circuit.
Q7. A circuit connected to an AC source of
emf 𝑒𝑒 = 𝑒𝑒0 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠(100𝑡𝑡) with 𝑡𝑡 in seconds, gives
𝜋𝜋
a phase difference of : between the emf 𝑒𝑒
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and current 𝑖𝑖. Which of the following circuits
will exhibit this?

a. 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 circuit with 𝑅𝑅 = 1 𝑘𝑘Ω and 𝐶𝐶 = 1 𝜇𝜇𝐹𝐹

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b. 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 circuit with 𝑅𝑅 = 1 𝑘𝑘Ω and 𝐿𝐿 = d. 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 circuit with 𝑅𝑅 = 1 𝑘𝑘Ω and 𝐿𝐿 =
1 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

c. 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 circuit with 𝑅𝑅 = 1 𝑘𝑘Ω and 𝐶𝐶 =

10 𝜇𝜇𝐹𝐹

ANSWERS

1. 50 Ω 4. 10 𝐴𝐴, 120 𝑉𝑉, 50 𝑉𝑉 7. c

2. 10 𝐴𝐴, 53.1° 5. d

3. 6. 150 Ω, 0.2 𝐴𝐴, 50 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻

48 Ω, 45°(𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣𝑣)