RESONANCE
1. In a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 V is 9. An impedance coil having a resistance of 28.8
applied. If the Q of the coil at resonant frequency ohms and an inductance of 0.024 H is connected
is 20, the voltage across the inductor at resonant in series with a
frequency will be ____. 0.008 µF capacitor. Determine the lower half
A. 200 V C. 100 V power frequency of the bandwidth.
B. 75 V D. 50 V A. 11.391 kHz C. 11.486 kHz
B. 11.581 kHz D. 11.258 kHz
2. At parallel resonance, the circuit draws a
current of 2 mA. If the Q of the circuit is 100,
then the current through the capacitor is 10. A series RLC circuit consists of a resistance of
________. 1000 Ω, an inductance of 100 mH and a
A. 2 mA C. 50 mA capacitance of 10 µµF. Determine the lower half
B. 1 mA D. 200 mA power frequency of the bandwidth.
A. 158.2 kHz C. 159.3 kHz
3. Between two terminals is a capacitance C in B. 158.7 kHz D. 159.8 kHz
series with the parallel combination of a 2000 Ω
resistor and 2-mH coil. Find C so that the overall 11. A parallel RLC circuit has a resonant
power factor of the circuit is unity at 20 kHz. frequency of 2,000 rad/s. If C is equal to 1 µF,
A. 35 nF C. 38 nF find the value of L.
B. 30 nF D. 32 nF A. 0.63 mH C. 2.5 mH
B. 25 mH D. 6.3 mH
4. An inductive circuit of resistance 2 Ω and 12. What capacitance must be placed in series
inductance of 0.01 H is connected to a 250 V, 50 with an inductance of 0.05 H, so that when the
Hz supply. What capacitance is placed in parallel frequency is 100 Hz, the impedance becomes
to produce resonance? equal to the ohmic resistance?
A. 721 µF C. 700 µF A. 46.5 µF C. 56.2 µF
B. 635 µF D. 672 µF B. 50.7 µF D. 63.3 µF
5. A series LC circuit is composed of a 15 µH 13. The exact natural frequency of free oscillatory
inductor, 10 ohms resistor and a 100-pF capacitor. circuit with capacitance of 0.055 µF, inductance of
Determine its bandwidth. 2 µH and resistance 1 ohm will be ____.
A. 106.15 kHz C. 121.65 kHz A. 479 kHz C. 337 kHz
B. 135.51 kHz D. 116.34 kHz B. 272 kHz D. 192 kHz
6. In a series RLC circuit, the resistance is 150 Ω,
the inductance is 0.05 H. The supply voltage is 14. A series circuit consisting of a 30-ohm resistor
230 V, 50 Hz. Find the value of the capacitance, if and
the power factor is unity. 4-µF capacitor is connected in parallel with a
A. 224 µF C. 210 µF variable inductor. For what value of inductance
B. 202 µF D. 196 µF will the circuit be in resonance if the frequency of
the source is 1200 Hz?
A. 10 mH C. 12 mH
7. A 400-V, 200 Hz ac source is connected in B. 6 mH D. 8 mH
series with a capacitor and a coil whose resistance
and inductance are 20 mΩ and 6 mH,
respectively. If the circuit is at resonance, find the 15. **A 220-volt, 60-Hz, 10 hp, single-phase
capacitance of the capacitor. induction motor operates at an efficiency of 86%
A. 105.54 µF C. 120.24 µF and a power factor of 90%. What capacitance of
B. 110.22 µF D. 118.28 µF the capacitor should be placed in parallel with the
motor so that the feeder supplying the motor will
operate at unity power factor?
8. A series RLC circuit consists of a resistance of A. 218 µF C. 145 µF
1000 Ω, an inductance of 100 mH and a B. 230 µF D. 200 µF
capacitance of 10 µµF. Determine the Q-factor of
the circuit.
A. 100 C. 115
B. 110 D. 120
16. A coil having a 2-ohm resistance is connected
in series with a 50 µF capacitor. The circuit
resonates at 100 Hz. What is the inductance of
the coil?
A. 50.66 mH C. 61.28 mH
B. 45.24 mH D. 38.28 mH
