24.

ALTERNATING
PREVIOUS EAPCET PHYSICS_QP CURRENT
24. ALTERNATING CURRENT
1. Alternating current cannot be used for which of the following? (06/09/2021 AP MEDICAL S-2)
1. Heating 2. Lighting
3. Electrolysis 4. Generate mechanical energy
2. In series LCR AC circuit, the capacitance is changes from C to 4C. For the same resonant frequency.
The inductance should be changed from L to (06/09/2021 AP MEDICAL S-1)
L L
1. 2.
4 2
3. 2L 4. 4L
3. The figure shows an LCR network connected to a 300V AC supply. The circuit elements are such
that R  X L  X C  10 . Three voltmeters V1 , V2 and V3 are connected as shown. Which of the
following represents the correct set of readings of the voltmeters? (03/09/2021 AP MEDICAL S-2)

1. V1  100V , V2  100V , V3  100V 2. V1  250V , V2  0V , V3  150V

3. V1  300V , V2  100V , V3  100V 4. V1  300V , V2  300V , V3  300V
4. An ac source of angular frequency  is fed across a resistor R and a capacitor C in series. The

current flowing in the circuit found to be ‘l’, now the frequency of the source is changed to ,
3
(maintaining the same voltage) the current in the circuit is found to be halved, What is the ratio of
reactance to resistance at the origina1 frequency? (25/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-2)
5 3
1. 2.
7 4
3 7
3. 4.
5 5
5. An LC resonant circuit contains a 400 pF capacitor and an inductor of 100 H. It is coupled to an
antenna. Wavelength of radiated electromagnetic wave is _______ (25/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-2)
1. 754m 2. 576 m
3. 376.8 m 4. 796 m
6. A transformer works on the principle of (25/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-1)
1. Self-induction 2. Electrical inertia
3. Mutual induction 4.Magnetic effect of electric current
7. The current and emf through an inductance differ by phase by: (24/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-2)
 
1. 2.
4 2

3. 4. 
3

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8. The initial rate of increase of current when a battery of emf 6 V is connected in series with an
inductance of 2 H and resistance 12  is (24/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-1)
1 1
1. 0.5As 2. 1As
3. 3As 1 4. 4 As 1
9. In an AC circuit containing only capacitance, the current _______ (23/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-2)
1. leads the voltage by 180° 2. remains in phase with the voltage
3. leads the voltage by 90° 4. lags the voltage by 90°
10. The reactance of an inductor at 50Hz is 10 . The reactance of it at 200 Hz is:
(23/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-1)
1. 10 2. 40
3. 2.5 4. 20
11. The output current versus time curve of a rectifier is shown in the figure. The average value of
output current in this case is ____ (20/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-2)

I0
1. 0 2.
2
2I 0
3. 4. I 0

12. A 20 V AC is applied to a circuit consisting of a resistor and a coil with negligible resistance. If the
voltage across the resistor is 12 V, the voltage across the coil is _______
(20/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-1)
1. 16 V 2. 10 V
3. 8 V 4. 6 V
13. A bulb of resistance 280  is supplied with a 200V AC supply. What is the peak current?
(19/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-2)
1. Nearly 1A 2. Nearly 2A
3. Nearly 1.4A 4. Nearly 2.8A
14. A resonant frequency of a current is ‘f’. if the capacitance is made four times the initial value, then
the resonant frequency will become (19/08/2021 AP EAPCET S-1)
f
1. 2. 2f
2
f
3. f 4.
4

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15. An alternating current is given by i  2sin t  6cos t . The rms current in ampere is
(04/08/2021 TS EAMCET S-1)
1. 2 5 2. 2 10
3. 5 4. 10 2
16. A resistance of 20  is connected to an alternating current source of 110V. if the frequency of the
AC source is 50Hz, then the time taken by the current to change from its maximum value to the rms
value is (04/08/2021 TS EAMCET S-2)
1. 4 ms 2. 2.5 s
3. 2 s 4. 2.5 ms
17. How much current is drawn by the primary coil of a transformer, which steps down 220 V to 55 V to
operate a device with an impedance of 275  ? (05/08/2021 TS EAMCET S-1)
1. 0.05 A 2. 0.02 A
3. 0.2 A 4. 0.15 A
18. A resistor of 20  and a capacitor are connected in series with an AC current source of 50 Hz. What
should be the capacitance to produce a phase difference of 30° between the vo1tage and current?
(05/08/2021 TS EAMCET S-2)
1 3
1. mF 2. mF
2 2
2
3. 3mF 4. mF

 
19. In the following circuit an AC input V  t    20mV  sin 105 t is applied at the left end. The
i

amplitude of the output voltage V0 at the right end across the capacitor will be
(06/08/2021 TS EAMCET S-1)

1. 14.14 mV 2. 10.55 mV
3. 20.2 mV 4. 25.55 mV
20. 50
A resistor R = 300  and a capacitor C = 25  f are connected in series with a 50V, Hz AC

source. The average power dissipated in the circuit is (06/08/2021 TS EAMCET S-2)
1. 0.5 W 2. 1.0 W
3. 2.0 W 4. 1.5 W
21. A pure inductor of 30.0mH is connected to a source of 250V. Find the inductive reactance (in  )
and rms current (in amperes) in the circuit if the frequency of the source is 80Hz
(09/08/2021 TS MEDICAL S-2)
90 60
1. 4.8 , 2. 4.2 ,
 
52 50
3. 4.8 , 4. 4.2 ,
 
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22. In a series LCR circuit with inductance L = 100mH and angular frequency   2000rad / s , the
current amplitude is maximum if the capacitance is (10/08/2021 TS MEDICAL S-1)
1. 5 F 2. 2.5 F
3. 7.5  F 4. 10  F

KEY
1) 3 2) 1 3) 4 4) 3 5) 3 6) 3 7) 2 8) 3 9) 3 10) 2
11) 3 12) 1 13) 1 14) 1 15) 1 16) 4 17) 1 18) 2 19) 1 20) 4
21) 3 22) 2

1. The inductive reactance is equal to the resistance R of an LR circuit. The circuit is supplied an e.m.f.,
E  E0 cos(t ) . The circuit consumes a power equal to ____________
(09/10/2020 COVID-19 AP EAMCET)
E02 E02 E02 E02
1. 2. 3. 4.
R 2R 4R 8R
2. Two electric circuits A and B are shown in the figure. The ratio of power factor of circuit B to that
of circuit A is _________ (07/10/2020 COVID-19 AP EAMCET)

1. 3:2 2. 2 :1 3. 2:3 4. 4:3

3. The power dissipated by a resistor of resistance R, carrying a sinusoidal AC current of peak value Ip
is ________ (25/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-2)
1 2 4 1
1. I p R cos 
2
2. I pR 3. I p2 R 4. I p2 R
2  
4. In a transformer 220 AC voltage is increased to 2200 V. If the number of turns in the secondary are
2000, then find the number of tans in the primary. (25/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 200 2. 100 3. 50 4. 20
5. The core of a transformer is laminated to reduce energy losses which occur due to ___
(25/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. Resistance in winding 2. Eddy currents
3. Hysteresis 4. Potential difference in winding

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6. A resistance of 50  is connected in series with a 10  F capacitor and these are connected to a 20

V, 50 Hz A.C. supply. The total impedance of the circuit is______ (24/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 121.5  2. 155.6  3. 322  4. 195.5 
7. The peak current through a 200 mH inductor connected to an AC source of peak value
210 V and frequency 50 Hz is ___________ (24/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 1.5A 2. 3.3A 3. 8.5A 4. 5.5A
8. In an LCR circuit, inductive reactance and capacitive reactance was found to be equal. The
resistance was found to be 20  . The probable impedance of the combination is
(23/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. Zero 2. 20  3. 40 2  4. 400 

 
9. in an A.C. circuit, the current flowing is I  5sin  100t   A and the potential difference is
 2
e  200sin(100t ). the power consumption is equal to_______ (23/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 1000W 2. 40W 3. 20W 4. 0W
10. In an LCR circuit, the capacitance is changed from C to 4C. For the same resonant frequency, the
inductance should be changed from L to ______ (22/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-2)
L L
1. 2L 2. 3. 4. 4L
2 4
11. In a series LCR circuit_________ (22/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. The voltage leads the current if XL<XC 2. The voltage leads the current if XL>XC
3. The voltage and current are in phase 4. The current leads the voltage if XL>XC
12. When a pure resistor is connected to an AC source. the phase difference between the voltage and the
current through the resistor is _____________ (18/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 900 2. 1800 3. 450 4. 00
13. A transformer works on the principle of ______________ (18/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. Selfinduction 2. Electrical inertia
3. Magnetic effect of electric current 4. Mutual induction
14. In a series LCR circuit, the inductive reactance is twice the resistance and the capacitive reactance is
1/3rd of the inductive reactance. The power factor of the circuit is ________
(17/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 1.5 2. 1.15 3. 0.6 4. 0.5
15. Why 220V AC is more dangerous than 220 V DC? (17/09/2020 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. The DC attracts 2. Peak voltage for AC is much larger
3. The body offers less resistance to AC 4. Due to some other reason

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16. Which one of the following curves represents the variation of impedance (Z) with frequency f in a
series LCR circuit when connected to an AC source? (14/09/2020 TS EAMCET S-2)

1. 2. 3. 4.

 
A current I  I 0 sin  t   flows in an AC circuit, if potential E = E0 sin t has been applied. The
17.  2
power consumption in the circuit will be (08/05/2019 TS MEDICAL)
E0 I 0 EI E0 I 0
1. 2. 3. 4. Zero
2 2 2
18. A LCR series circuit is connected to a source of alternating current. At resonance, the applied
voltage and the current flowing through the circuit will have a phase difference of
(14/09/2020 TS EAMCET S-1)
 
1.  2. 3. 4. 0
2 4
19. 1
For an R L C circuit driven with voltage of amplitude Vm and frequency 0  the current
LC
exhibits resonance. The quality factor Q is
0 R R CR 0 L
1. 2. 3. 4.
L 0C 0 R
20. An alternating emf source of 100 V at 50 Hz is connected to a circuit of resistance (10)and
inductance of 0.173 H. What is the phase difference between current and emf
(08/05/2019 TS MEDICAL)
0 0 0
1. 0 2. 45 3. 30 4. 600
21. An alternating voltage E = 30 sin 200 t (in vlolts) is applied to the circuit below. The amplitude of
the current through the circuit is (10/09/2020 TS EAMCET S-2)

1. 3A 2. 2A 3. 1A 4. 0.5A

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22. Which of the following components of an L –C –R circuit, with an AC supply, dissipates energy?
(9/09/2020 TS EAMCET S-
2)
1. Only L 2. Only R 3. Only C 4. L and C
23. An emf E=6 cos 6000t volt is applied to an L-R circuit of inductance 4 mH and resistance 7  . The
amplitude of the current in the circuit is____________ (24/04/2017 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 0.24 A 2. 0.14 A 3. 0.54 A 4. 0.84 A
24. An inductor and a resistor are connected in series to an ac source of variable frequency. When the
3
frequency of the applied ac is 50 Hz, the power factor of the circuit is . If the frequency of the ac
2
is increased by 200%, the power factor of the circuit is ____. (24/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 0.8 2. 0.9 3. 0.7 4. 0.5
25. An inductance of 0.2H and resistance of 100 are connected in series to an ac of 180V, 50Hz
supply. The rms current flowing in the circuit will be ____(Take 2 as 10)
(25/04/2017 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 5.52A 2. 3.15A 3. 1.522A 4. 7.35A
26. An LCR series circuit is connected to an external emf, e  200 sin 100 tv . The values of
capacitance and resistance in the circuit are 1  F and 100 respectively. The amplitude of current
in the circuit is maximum when the inductance is (in henry) (25/04/2017 AP EAMCET S-2)
100
1. 2. 100 3. 100  4. 104
 2


27. For the ac circuit shown below, phase difference between emf and current is radian as shown in
4
the graph. If the impedance of the circuit is 1414 then the values of P and Q are
(22/04/2018 AP EAMCET S-1)

1. 1k, 10F 2. 1k,1F 3. 1k, 10mH 4. 1k, 1mH

28. An inductor and a resistor are connected in series to an ac source. The current in the circuit is 500
175
mA if the applied ac voltage is 8 2 V at a frequency of Hz and the current in the circuit is 400

225
mA if the same ac voltage at a frequency of Hz is applied. The values of the inductance and the

resistance are respectively (22/04/2018 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 60 mH, 71  2. 60 mH, 71  3. 25 mH, 71  4. 60 mH, 71 

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29. The rms value of emf given by E  (8sin t  6cos t ) volt is (23/04/2018 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 5 2V 2. 7 2V 3. 10V 4. 10 2V
30. In the AC circuit shown E  E0 sin(t   ) and. Then the box contains
(23/04/2018 AP EAMCET S-2)

1. C 2. L and R in series
3. C and R in series or L,C and R in series 4. Only R
31. A resistor and an inductor are connected in series to an ac source of voltage 150 sin 100 t   

 2 
volt. If the current in the circuit is 5sin 100 t   ampere then the average power dissipated and
 3 
the resistance of the resistor are respectively ____________. (24/04/2018 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 187.5 W, 30Ω 2. 187.5 W, 15Ω 3. 375 W, 30Ω 4. 375 W, 15Ω
32. In the given LC circuit, inductance is 80  H and capacitance is 20  F . The maximum potential
difference across the capacitor is 80 V. the maximum current is (24/04/2018 AP EAMCET S-2)

1. 40 A 2. 100 A 3. 200 A 4. 800 A

 50
33. When an inductor of inductance H, a capacitor of capacitance  F and resistor of resistance R
 
are connected in series with an ac supply of rms voltage 220V and frequency 50Hz, the rms current
through the circuit is 440mA. Match the inductive reactance (XL), the capacitive reactance (XC), the
resistance (R) and the impedance (Z) of the circuit given in listI with the corresponding values
given in listII (20/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-1)
List  I List  II
A) XL I) 200
B) XC II) 300
C) R III) 500
D) Z IV) 600
A B C D A B C D
1. IV II I III 2. IV III I II
3. IV I II III 4. I IV III II
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34. In an oscillating LC circuit, the maximum charge on the capacitor is Q. The charge on the capacitor
when the energy is stored equally between the electric and magnetic field is
(20/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-1)
Q Q Q
1. 2. 3. Q 4.
2 3 2
35. If the emf of an ac source is given by 6 sin t + 4sin 2t volt then the r.m.s. value of the emf is
(20/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 10V 2. 26V 3. 32V 4. 20V
36. In the given electrical circuit, if the switch S is closed then the maximum energy stored in the
inductor is (21/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-1)

1. 3 J 2. 9 J 3. 12 J 4. 6 J
37. An inductor of inductance 0.2H is connected in series with a resistance, a capacitance and an AC
1
source of frequency  104 Hz. For what value of capacitance, the current will be maximum in the

circuit (8/05/2019 TS MEDICAL S-1)
1. 1.25  108F 2. 6.5  109F 3. 5.0  108F 4. 3.0  109F
38. When an inductor L and a resistor R in series are connected across a 12 V, 50 Hz supply, a current

of 0.5 A flows in the circuit. The current differs in the phase from applied voltage by radian. Then
3
the value of R is (22/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-1)
1. 10  2. 3 3. 12 4. 15
39. In the given circuit, the angular frequency of the voltage source is 70  103 rad s-1. The circuit
effectively behaves like (23/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-1)

1. Purely resistive circuit 2. Series RL circuit

3. Series RC circuit 4. Series LC circuit with R = 0

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40. If a direct current of ‘a’ units is superimposed with an alternating current I  b sin t. Then the
effective value of resulting current is (24/04/2019 AP MEDICAL S-2)
1 1 1
1
 a2 2  a 2  b2  2  2 b2  2

1. I rms  a 2  b 
2 2 2. I rms    b2  3. I rms   4. I rms  a  
 2   2   2 
41. An electromagnetic wave of frequency 3.0 MHz passes from vacuum into a non-magnetic medium
with permittivity  16 0 ,Where0 is the free-space permittivity. The change in wavelength
(03/05/2019 TS EAMCET S-1)
1. -75m 2. +75m 3. -50m 4. +50m
42. A sinusoidal voltage with a frequency of 50 Hz is applied to a series LCR circuit with a resistance of
5 , inductance of 20 mH and a capacitance of 500 F. The magnitude of impedance of the circuit
is close to (03/05/2019 TS EMACET S-2)
1. 19.2 2. 14.4 3. 9.6 4. 5
43. A series LCR circuit with L = 0.5H and R = 10 is connected to an ac supply with rms voltage and
150
frequency equal to 200v and Hz respectively. The magnitude of capacitance is varied so that

current amplitude in the circuit becomes maximum. The rms voltage difference across the inductor
is (04/05/2019 TS EAMCET S-1)
1. 3000V 2. 2500V 3. 2000V 4. 2600V
44. In series L-C-R circuit, the resonance frequency of circuit increases two times that of the initial
circuit by changing C to C’ and R from 100  to 400  , while the inductance was kept the same.
The ratio C/C’, is (4/5/2019 TS EAMCET S-2)
1. 2 2. 8 3. 16 4. 4
30
45. A coil is connected to an AC source with peak emf 8Vand frequency Hz. The coil has resistance

of 8  . If the average power is dissipated by the coil is 0.4W, then the inductance of the coil is
(06/05/2019 TS EAMCET S-1)
1. 0.8H 2. 2.0H 3. 1.4H 4. 0.4H
46. A coil having zero resistance is connected in series with a 90  resistance and the combination is
connected to 120 V, 60 Hz line. A voltmeter reads 36 V across the resistance and 114 V across the
coil. The self-inductance of the coil is (09/10/2020 COVID-19 AP EAMCET)
16 38 30 16
1. 2. 3. 4.
38 16 16 30
47. A current of 4 A flows in a coil when connected to a 12 V.d.c. source. If the same coil is connected
 25 
 
to a 12 V,    Hz a.c source, a current of 2.4 A flows in the circuit. The inductance of the coil
is_____ (26/04/2017 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 100 mH 2. 80 mH 3. 60 mH 4. 50 mH

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48. An inductor coil is connected to a capacitor and an AC source of r.m.s. voltage 8 V in series. The
r.m.s. current in the circuit is 16A and is in phase with e.m.f If this inductor coil is connected to 6 V
DC battery, the magnitude of steady current is (03/05/2019 TS EAMCET S-1)
1. 8A 2. 10A 3. 12A 4. 16A
49. In the circuit shown, find the internal resistance value ‘r’ of the ac generator, if the average rate at
which energy is dissipated in R is maximum (9/5/2019 TS MEDICAL S-1)

R
1. R 2. R2 3. R 4.
2
50. A coil has an inductance 0.7 H and it is joined in series with a resistance of 220  when ac of 220 V, 50
Hz is applied to it, then wattles component in the circuit is (22/04/2019 AP EAMCET S-2)
1. 5A 2. 0.5 A 3. 0.7 A 4. 7 A
51. When a coil is connected to AC supply of frequency 50Hz, a current of 4A flows in it and it
consumes 240W power. If the potential difference across the coil is 100V, then the inductance value
of the coil is (26/04/2017 AP EAMCET S-1)
1  1
1. L  H 2. L  H 3. L  (5 ) H 4. L  H
5 5 25
KEY
23) 3 24) 2 25) 2 26) 1 27) 2 28) 3 29) 2 30) 2 31) 4 32) 3
33) 2 34) 4 35) 4 36) 3 37) 2 38) 2 39) 4 40) 4 41) 4 42) 4
43) 1 44) 2 45) 1 46) 4 47) 3 48) 1 49) 1 50) 4 51) 1 52) 3
53) 2 54) 1 55) 3 56) 4 57) 2 58) 4 59) 1 60) 3 61) 3 62) 4
63) 1 64) 4 65) 1 66) 4 67) 4 68) 2 69) 2 70) 3 71) 4 72) 2
73) 1
2021 SOLUTIONS
1. Conceptual
2.

4.
3.

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12.

13.

14.

5.

15. i  i12  i22 22  62

rms  2 5
2 2
16.   sin  t   
i   I 0 sin  t   
R R
at t  t1 , i  I max  I 0
I 0  I 0 sin  t1   
6. Conceptual
sin  t1     1   t1    sin 1 1
7. Conceptual

8. t1    
2
I0
at t  t2 , i  I max 
2
I0
 I 0 sin  t2   
2
1  1 
sin  t 2       t1    sin 1  
2  2

t1    
4
  
t1  t2   
9. Conceptual 2 4 4

10. X L   L  2 f1L 2  50  t1  t2  
4
1 1
10  2  50  L  L   t1  t2  
 2.5  103 sec  2.5 m sec
5 400
 1  ES 55
X L   L  2 f 2 L  2  IS    0.2A
 200  40 17. RS 275
 5 
for ideal transformer
11.
ES I P 55 I
   P
EP I S 220 0.2
0.2
 IP   0.05 A
4
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R R SOLUTIONS
18.
cos 300  
R X 2 2
 1 
2
C
R2   
1. XL  R
 C 
L  R
2
3 20  1  40 XL R
  400     tan    1
2  1   C  32
R R
202   
 C    450
2
 1  1600 1 400 V 2 E 2  Erms cos  
2
400      2 2 
 C  3 C 3 P   
R R R
1 400 3 2
 C  mF   E0  0
 2 f  2
2
3  cos 45 
2
C  2
 2    E0
19. VC  V0  VC  I 0 X C R 4R
1 1 2.
XC   5  103 
C 10 10 8

Z  R 2  X C2  10   10 
3 2 3 2
 2 103

V0  20  103 
I0   V0   3 
103  14.14 mV
Z  2  10 

1 1 1
XC   
20. C 2 fC 2   25 106
50

X C  400 
impedance Z  R 2  X C2  3002  4002
Z  500  R
cos  
R 300 3 Z
cos     LR circuit  A 
R X 2 2
C
500 5
z1  R 2  9 R 2  10 R
1 V02 1 50  50 3
Pdissipative   cos      1.5W R R 1
2 Z 2 500 5  cos   A   
z1 10 R 10
21. X L   L  2 fL  2  80  30 103  LCR circuit  B 

X L  4.8 z2  R 2  ( X L  X C ) 2  R 2  4 R 2  5 R

V0 250 52 R R 1
imin    A  cos   B   
z2 5R 5
X L 4.8 
 cos   B 1 10 2
  
1
 cos   A 5 1 1
X L  XC  L 
22. C 3.
1 1
  2000 
LC 0.1 C
1
4  106   C  0.25  105  2.5 F
0.1C
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N P VP R
 14. Power factor  Z
4. N S VS
1 2R
X L  2 R, X C  XL 
NP 220 3 3

2000 2200 Z  R2   X L  X C 
2

N P  200 2
 2R 
 R2   2R  
5. Conceptual  3 
5R
6. Z  R 2  X c2 Z
3
1 R R 3
Xc  Power factor     0.6
2  50 105 Z 5R 5
3
103
 V0
 15. Vrms 
2
106 V0  2Vrms
Z  2500 
2  2  220
 322 
 311volts
V V 210 peak value of A.C is more
i    3.3 A
7. L 2 fL  22  16. Conceptual
2   50  0.2 
 7  17. P  Erms I rms cos 
8. X L  XC 
 Erms I rms cos  0
2
Z  R 2  ( X L  X C )2  R  20
18.
9. P  I rmsVrms cos 

 , p  0.
2
1
10. f  At resonance condition
2 LC
X L  XC
L1C1  L2C2
LC  L2 4C  VL   VC 
  
L  I RMS   I RMS 
L2 
4 VL  VC
11. Conceptual VL  VC  0
12.

  00
voltageacross L or  C
19. Voltagemagnification 
applied voltage
using phasor diagram
VL V
for purely resistive circuit in AC   or  C
V V
the phase difference is 00
IX IX
13. Conceptual
 L  or  C
IR IR
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XL X  X L2  R 2 / 3
  or  C
R R Now f  by 200%  w1  3w
L 1  X L1  3 X L
  or  R R
R CR cos   
voltage across L  or  C R  9X L R  9  R 2 / 3
2 2 2
Voltage magnification 
applied voltage 1
  0.5
VL V 2
  or  C Erms
V V irms 
25. Z
IX L IX Erms
  or  C 
IR IR R 2  WL 
2

X X 180
 L  or  C 
100    2 50  0.2 
2 2
R R
L 1 180
  or  
118
R CR 1.522 A
26. Current is maximum when XL=XC
20. tan   
WL 
 L  0.173
 R  1
WL 
3 WC
 1
10 L 2
W C
3 1 100
2 50  L  2
10  3 100  10 
2 6

10 27. Current leads emf by  / 4
  60
So C-R circuit
21. Here X L   L  200  0.05  10 
1 1 Z  R 2  X C2  1414  R 2  X C2
XC    10  
   R  X C  1414  2 R
C 200  500 106 4
sin ce X L  X C R  1k 
1
 R  C  10F
Reff  R  10  WC
28.
E0 30
i  3A
R 10
22. conceptual
23. E  6 cos 6000t
E  E0 coswt
E 0  6 w  6000rad / sec 29. T

 E dt
2

E0
i0  E 2rms 0
T
R 2  WL 
2
 dt
6 6 0
   0.24 A T
   8sin wt  6 cos wt  dt
2

 7    6000  4 10  25
2 3 2
0
T T

R R 8  sin wt
2 2
6 2
 cos
2
w / dt
24. cos     0
 0
0
Z R 2  X L2 T2 T
3 R 8 6 2


2
Erms   50
2 2
R X
2 2
L Erms  50
3R  3 X L2  4 R 2
2
 5 2V
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30. Current leads emf by /4. So box may contain 36.

C and R in series or L, C, R in series
31. E0  150V i0  5 A
 Erms I rms cos 
E0 I  2 
  0  cos    
2 2  3 
150  5 1 C1V1  C2V2 4  2
   187.5w V   2V
2 2 C1  C2 3
E0 150
C  C1  C2  1  2  3F
Z   R 2  X C2 1 1
i0 5 U  CV 2   3  4  6 J
2 2
 150 XC 1
tan   R 2  3R 2
;
3 5 R f 
37. 2 LC
XC 150 1 1
3 ;  2R 104 
R 5  2 LC
150 C  1.25 108 F
X C  3R ; R   15
10 38. E 12
32. When current is maximum Z  rms   24
I rms 0.5
1 R
X L  X C  WL  cos  
WC
1 1 106 Z
W   R  Z cos 
LC 80  10 6  20  10 6 40
 1 
i  X C   VC  i 

  VC  24  cos
 WC  3
106
i  VC WC   80   20  106  40 A 1
40 24    12
6 2
33. X L  WL  2 50    600 39. X L  WL
1  70  103 100  106  7
XC   200 1 1 100
WC XC   6
  14.28
E 220 WC 70 10  10
3
7
Z  rms   1000 AsX C  X L  RC Circuit
I rms 440
40. i  a  b sinwt
Z  R2   X L  X C 
2 T

  a  b sinwt 
2
dt
 500   R   600  200   R  300
2 2 2
i 2
rms  0
T
34. U E  U B  U
 dt
U E  U B  2U E  U T
0

 a  b sin wt  2ab sin wt  dt

2 2 2
U
UE  0
2 T

q 2
1 Q2
 .  dt
0
2c 2 2C T T

 dt  sin
2 2 2
Q a b wtdt
q
2
0
 0
0
T T
E12  E22 b2
35. Erms 
2
irms  a2 
2 2 1
36  16  b2  2
  26V irms   a2  
2  2
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46.
41.   C  3  10 100m
8

 6
3 10
C
   r r  16
V
 4 r  1
 100
1    25m X L   L  1
 4
V 120
wavelength decreases by 75m IL  
X L L
42. X L  WL  6.28 V 36
IR    0.4 A
1 R 90
XC   6.3
WC I R  I L ;   2 f
X L  XC  Z  R
 5 38
L
16
43. I is maximum so Z = R = 10 V 12
47. In DC R    3
i 4
Erms 200
irms    20 A
Z 10 Vrms 12
VL  i WL  In AC Z  
irms 2.4
150
 20  2  0.5  3000V
 Z  5

44. f 1  2 f Z  R 2  ( L) 2
1 1
 2.
2 LC 1
2 LC L = 4
1 4

LC 1
LC 4
C L
4 
C1
4
L = 80mH
45. P  Erms I rms cos  2 f
Erms R
 Erms . 48. AC
Z Z Vrms 8 1
8 8 8 R  
0.4    2 I rms 16 2
2 2 Z
Z 2  640 DC (steady current)

R 2  WL   640 V 6
2
i  i = 12A
R 1/ 2
WL 
2
 640  64  576 49. Energy disscipated through R is maximum
WL  24
That means phase angle = 0
30
2  L  24
  r = Req
24 R
L  0.4 H r
60 2
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50. P  Vrms irms Cos 51. P = 2

i rms
R
V
irms  rms P 240
z R  15 Now
2
z  R 2  ( L) 2  220 2  i 42
rms

220 1 Vrms 100

irms   Z   25
220 2 2 irms 4
X  XC X
w.k.t. tan   L [x C  0]  L
R R also Z  R 2   2 L2  ( L) 2 = Z2- R2
Tan   1   45 0
L = 20 
Wattles component of current 20 1
20 20
1 L =  
Irms Sin   Sin 45 = 0.5  2 f 2 (50) 5
2

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