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2. What is the impedance of a capacitor of capacitance
C in an ac circuit using source of frequency n Hz?
(2020) 00
3. Define capacitive reactance. Write its S.I. units.
(Delhi 2015) (]j
4. Plot a graph · showing variation of capacitive
reactance with the change in the frequency of the·ac
source. (Al 2015C) @
9. A device 'X' is connected to an ac source
V = V0 sin mt. The variatio n of voltage, curren t and
power in one cycle is shown in the followi ng graph:
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(b) Which of the curves A, B and C represe nt the
voltage, curren t and the power consumed in
the circuit? ~ustify ifOUr answer.
(c) How does its impedance vary with frequen cy of
the ac source? Show graphically. -
(d) Obtain an expression for the curren t in the
circuit and its phase relation with ac voltage.
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10. In · a circuit the phase difference between the

aiternating current and the source voltage is ~-

Which of the following· cannot be the element(s) of

the circuit? ·
(a) only C (b) only L.
(c) L and R (d) L or C
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11. The impedance of a series LCR circuit is
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(a) R +XL+ Xe (b) 2
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12. The voltage across a resistor, an inductor, and a

capacitor connected in series to an ac source are
20 V, 15 V and 30 V respectively. The resultant
voltage in the circuit is
(a) 5 V (b) 20 V (c) 25 V (d) 6_
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13. A circuit is connected
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to an ac source of variable
frequency. As the frequency of the source is
increased, the current first increases and then
decreases. Which of the fo·I Iowing combinations of
elements is likely to comprise the circuit?
(a) L, C and R (b) L and C
(c) l and R (d) R and C
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15. A 300 Q resistor and a capacitor of µF are
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connected in series to a 200 V - 50 Hz ac source.

The current in the circuit is
(a) 0.1 A (b) 0.4 A (c) 0.6 A (d) 0.8 A
(Term I 2021-22)
16. The selectivity of a series LCR a.c. current is large,
when
(a) L is large and R is large
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17. What is the value of impedance of a resonant series
LCR circuit? (2020) (ru
18. A series combination of an inductor (L), capacitor (C)
and resistor (R) is connected across an ac source of
emf of peak value £0 and angular frequency (ffi). Plot
a graph to show variation of impedance of the circuit
with angular frequency (ffi). (2020)
19. Explain the term 'sharpness of resonance in ac
circuit. (112, 2020) [MJ
OR
Define 'quality factor' of resonance in series LCR
circuit. What is its SI unit? (Delhi 2016)
20. A capa'citor 'C', a variable resistor 'R' and a bulb 'B'
are connected in series to the ac mains in circuit as
shown. The bulb glows with some brightness.
B
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Mains

How will the· glow of the bulb change if

(i) a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates
of -the capacitor, keeping resistance R to be the
same; .(ii) the resistance R is increased keeping the
same capacitance? (Delhi 2014)
24. Find the value ·•of
L= 100mH C=2µF R=400Q
the phase difference
between the current
and the voltage in
the series LCR circuit V = V0 sin(1000t + <1>)
shown below. Which
one leads in phase: current or voltage?
(213, Delhi 2017)
28. The var iatio n of indu ctiv e reactance (XL) of an
indu ctor with the freq uen cy (f ) of the ac source of
100 V and var iabl e freq uen cy is shown in the figure.
XL (Q)
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(i) Cal cula te the self-inductance of the inductor.

(ii) Wh en this indu ctor is used in series with a
cap acit or of unk now n value and a resi stor of
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10 Q at 300 s- , maximum pow er dissipation
occurs in the circ uit. Calculate the capacitance
of the capacitor. (215, 202 0) @
 36. When an alternating voltage E = E0 sinrot is applied to

a circuit, a current I= 10 sin cot+~ flows through it.

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The average power dissipated in the circuit is
(a) Erms lrms (b) Eolo

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38. The power factor of an ac circuit is 0.5. What is the
phase difference between voltage and current in the
circuit? (Foreign 2016) (]J
39. Why is the use of ac voltage preferred over de
voltage? Give two reasons. · (Al 2014)

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40. In a series LCR circuit, VL = Vc-:t-= VR. What is the value

of power factor for _this circuit? (112, 2020)
41. In series LCR circuit obtain the conditions under
which (i) the impedance of the circuit is minimum
and (ii) wattless current flows in the circuit.
44. (i) When an AC source
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is connected to an ideal
inductor show that the average power -supplied
by the s~urce over a complete cycle is zero.
(ii) A lamp is connected in series with an inductor
and an AC source. What happens to the-
brightness of the lamp when the key is plugged
in and an iron rod is inserted insid e the
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inductor? Explain. · h

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(Al 2016)
49. Show th·at an ideal inductor does not dissipate
power in an ac circuit. ·· (215, 2020) (A~
50. In series LR circuit XL = R and power fact<;>r of the
circuit is P1. When capacitor with capacitance C
such that XL = Xe is put in series, the power factor
becomes P2 . Calculate P1/P2.
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51. The core of a transformer is laminated to reduce the
effect of ·
(a) flux leakage (b) copper loss
(c) hysteresis loss (d) eddy current.
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52. Laminated iron sheets are used to minimize - -
currents in the core of a transformer. (2020) (ru
53. Why is the core of a transformer laminated?
· . (De1hi 2013C) (ru