Chapter 10

AC Circuits
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Concept Check 10.1 01
The figure shows that the charge on the capacitor in an LC circuit is largest when the current is zero.
What about the potential difference across the capacitor?
a) The potential difference across the capacitor is
largest when the current is the largest.

b) The potential difference across the capacitor is

largest when the charge is the largest.

c) The potential difference across the capacitor does

not change.

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Concept Check 10.1 01
The figure shows that the charge on the capacitor in an LC circuit is largest when the current is zero.
What about the potential difference across the capacitor?
a) The potential difference across the capacitor is
largest when the current is the largest.

b) The potential difference across the capacitor is

largest when the charge is the largest.

c) The potential difference across the capacitor does

not change.

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Concept Check 10.4 02
A circuit containing a capacitor has a source of time-varying emf that provides a voltage given by
𝒗𝑪 = 𝑽𝑪 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝝎𝒕. What is the current, 𝒊𝑪 , through the capacitor when the potential difference across it
is largest (𝒗𝑪 = 𝑽𝐦𝐚𝐱 )?

a) 𝑖𝐶 = 0
b) 𝑖𝐶 = +𝐼max
c) 𝑖𝐶 = −𝐼max

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Concept Check 10.4 02
A circuit containing a capacitor has a source of time-varying emf that provides a voltage given by
𝒗𝑪 = 𝑽𝑪 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝝎𝒕. What is the current, 𝒊𝑪 , through the capacitor when the potential difference across it
is largest (𝒗𝑪 = 𝑽𝐦𝐚𝐱 )?

a) 𝒊𝑪 = 𝟎
b) 𝑖𝐶 = +𝐼max
c) 𝑖𝐶 = −𝐼max

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Multiple Choice Questions 10.3 03
Which statement about the phase relation between the electric and magnetic fields in an LC circuit is
correct?
a) When one field is at its maximum, the other is also,
and the same for the minimum values.

b) When one field is at maximum strength, the other is

at minimum (zero) strength.

c) The phase relation, in general, depends on the

values of 𝐿 and 𝐶.

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Multiple Choice Questions 10.3 03
Which statement about the phase relation between the electric and magnetic fields in an LC circuit is
correct?
a) When one field is at its maximum, the other is also,
and the same for the minimum values.

b) When one field is at maximum strength, the other

is at minimum (zero) strength.

c) The phase relation, in general, depends on the

values of 𝐿 and 𝐶.

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Multiple Choice Questions 10.8 04
A standard North American wall socket plug is labeled 110 V. This label indicates the ________ value of
the voltage.

a) average
b) maximum
c) root-mean-square (rms)
d) instantaneous

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Multiple Choice Questions 10.8 04
A standard North American wall socket plug is labeled 110 V. This label indicates the ________ value of
the voltage.

a) average
b) maximum
c) root-mean-square (rms)
d) instantaneous

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Exercise 10.28 05
A 2.00-µF capacitor is fully charged by being connected to a 12.0 V battery. The fully charged capacitor
is then connected to a 0.250-H inductor. Calculate the maximum current in the inductor.

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Exercise 10.28 05
A 2.00-µF capacitor is fully charged by being connected to a 12.0 V battery. The fully charged capacitor
is then connected to a 0.250-H inductor. Calculate the maximum current in the inductor.

𝑼𝑩 = 𝑼𝑬
𝟏 𝟐 𝟏
𝑳𝒊 = 𝑪∆𝑽𝟐
𝟐 𝟐
𝑪∆𝑽𝟐 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 𝟏𝟐 𝟐
𝒊= = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟑𝟑𝟗 𝐀 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟗 𝐦𝐀
𝑳 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓

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Exercise 10.30 06
The time-varying current in an LC circuit where 𝑪 = 10.0 µF is given by 𝒊(𝒕) = (1.00A) sin(1200.𝒕),
where 𝒕 is in seconds. At what time after 𝒕 = 0 does the current reach its maximum value?

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Exercise 10.30 06
The time-varying current in an LC circuit where 𝑪 = 10.0 µF is given by 𝒊(𝒕) = (1.00A) sin(1200.𝒕),
where 𝒕 is in seconds. At what time after 𝒕 = 0 does the current reach its maximum value?

sin 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎𝒕 = 𝟏

𝝅
𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎𝒕 =
𝟐
𝒕 = 𝟏. 𝟑𝟏 𝐦𝐬

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Exercise 10.32 07
A 4.00 mF capacitor is connected in series with a 7.00 mH inductor. The peak current in the wires
between the capacitor and the inductor is 3.00 A. What is the total electric energy in this circuit?

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Exercise 10.32 07
A 4.00 mF capacitor is connected in series with a 7.00 mH inductor. The peak current in the wires
between the capacitor and the inductor is 3.00 A. What is the total electric energy in this circuit?

𝑼𝑬 = 𝑼𝑩
𝟏 𝟐
𝑼𝑬 = 𝑳𝒊
𝟐
𝟏
= 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝟑 𝟐
= 𝟎. 𝟎𝟑𝟏𝟓 𝐉
𝟐

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Exercise 10.54 08
The transmission of electric power occurs at the highest possible voltage to reduce losses. By how
much could the power loss be reduced by raising the voltage by a factor of 10.0?

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Exercise 10.54 08
The transmission of electric power occurs at the highest possible voltage to reduce losses. By how
much could the power loss be reduced by raising the voltage by a factor of 10.0?

𝑷𝟎 𝑽𝟐 (𝟏𝟎𝑽𝟎 )𝟐 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝑽𝟐𝟎
= 𝟐= 𝟐 = 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝑷 𝑽𝟎 𝑽𝟎 𝑽𝟎
𝟏
𝑷= 𝑷𝟎
𝟏𝟎𝟎

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Exercise 10.55 09
A long solenoid with a circular cross section of radius r1 = 2.80 cm and n = 290 turns/cm is inside and
coaxial with a short coil that has a circular cross section of radius r2 = 4.90 cm and N = 31 turns. The
current in the solenoid is increased at a constant rate from zero to 𝒊 = 2.20 A over a time interval of
48.0 ms. Treat the solenoid and the coil as a transformer.

Find the root-mean-square voltage in the coil if the solenoid has a root-mean-square voltage of 120 V.
The length of the solenoid is 12.0 cm.

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Exercise 10.55 09
A long solenoid with a circular cross section of radius r1 = 2.80 cm and n = 290 turns/cm is inside and
coaxial with a short coil that has a circular cross section of radius r2 = 4.90 cm and N = 31 turns. The
current in the solenoid is increased at a constant rate from zero to 𝒊 = 2.20 A over a time interval of
48.0 ms. Treat the solenoid and the coil as a transformer.

Find the root-mean-square voltage in the coil if the solenoid has a root-mean-square voltage of 120 V.
The length of the solenoid is 12.0 cm.

𝑽𝐏 𝑵𝐏
=
𝑽𝐒 𝑵𝐒

𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝟗𝟎 × 𝟏𝟐
= → 𝑽𝐒 = 𝟏. 𝟏 𝐕
𝑽𝐒 𝟑𝟏
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Exercise 10.56 10
A transformer has 800 turns in the primary coil and 40 turns in the secondary coil.
a) What happens if an AC voltage of 100. V is across the primary coil?
b) If the initial AC current is 5.00 A, what is the output current?
c) What happens if a DC current at 100. V flows into the primary coil?
d) If the initial DC current is 5.00 A, what is the output current?

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Exercise 10.56 10
A transformer has 800 turns in the primary coil and 40 turns in the secondary coil.
a) What happens if an AC voltage of 100. V is across the primary coil?
b) If the initial AC current is 5.00 A, what is the output current?
c) What happens if a DC current at 100. V flows into the primary coil?
d) If the initial DC current is 5.00 A, what is the output current?

𝑽𝐏 𝑵𝐏 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟖𝟎𝟎
𝒂. = → = → 𝑽𝐒 = 𝟓 𝐕
𝑽𝐒 𝑵𝐒 𝑽𝐒 𝟒𝟎
𝑰𝐏 𝑵𝐒 𝟓 𝟒𝟎
𝒃. = → = → 𝑰𝐒 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐀
𝑰𝐒 𝑵𝐏 𝑰𝐒 𝟖𝟎𝟎

𝒄. When the voltage is DC, no magnetic flux is created within the secondary coil, so there is no voltage on the secondary coil.

𝒅. When the voltage is DC, the voltage on the secondary coil is zero, so the secondary coil does not carry a current.
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Exercise 10.57 11
A transformer contains a primary coil with 200 turns and a secondary coil with 120 turns. The
secondary coil drives a current 𝑰 through a 1.00 kΩ resistor. If an input voltage of 𝑽𝐫𝐦𝐬 = 75.0 V is
applied across the primary coil, what is the power dissipated in the resistor?

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Exercise 10.57 12
A transformer contains a primary coil with 200 turns and a secondary coil with 120 turns. The
secondary coil drives a current 𝑰 through a 1.00 kΩ resistor. If an input voltage of 𝑽𝐫𝐦𝐬 = 75.0 V is
applied across the primary coil, what is the power dissipated in the resistor?

𝑽𝐏 𝑵𝐏 𝟕𝟓 𝟐𝟎𝟎
= → = → 𝑽𝐒 = 𝟒𝟓 𝐕
𝑽𝐒 𝑵𝐒 𝑽𝐒 𝟏𝟐𝟎

𝑽𝟐𝐒 𝟒𝟓𝟐
𝑷= = = 𝟐. 𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐖
𝑹 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎

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Additional Exercise 13
The energy stored in an LC circuit is 8.0 J. Calculate the energy stored in the inductor and capacitor
when the maximum current in the circuit is halved.

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Additional Exercise 13
The energy stored in an LC circuit is 8.0 J. Calculate the energy stored in the inductor and capacitor
when the maximum current in the circuit is halved.

𝑼 = 𝑼𝑩𝐦𝐚𝐱 = 𝑼𝑬𝐦𝐚𝐱 = 𝑼𝑩 + 𝑼𝑬 = 𝟖 𝐉
𝟏 𝟐
𝑼𝑩𝐦𝐚𝐱 𝑳𝒊𝐦𝐚𝐱 𝒊𝟐
= 𝟐
𝐦𝐚𝐱
= =𝟒
𝑼𝑩 𝟏 𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐
𝑳 𝒊𝐦𝐚𝐱 𝒊𝐦𝐚𝐱
𝟐 𝟐 𝟒
(𝟖)
= 𝟒 → 𝑼𝑩 = 𝟐 𝐉
𝑼𝑩
(𝟐) + 𝑼𝑬 = 𝟖 𝐉 → 𝑼𝑬 = 𝟔 𝐉
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