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A source of alternating emf $\varepsilon=\varepsilon_0 \sin (\omega t)$ is connected to a capacitor. Then the instantaneous current in the circuit is: ˋ

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In a given circuit, the instantaneous values of the alternating voltage and current are $V=0.5 \sin \left(80 \pi t+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)$ volt and $I=0.5 \sin (80 \pi t)$ ampere respectively. Find the average power consumed in that circuit.

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An electronic device operates at 2 MHz . The oscillating circuit has an inductance $20 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{H}$. What is the capacitive reactance of the resonant circuit?

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An AC generator having 400 turns and an area of cross section of $2 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}^2$ rotates with an angular speed of $200 \pi \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-1}$ in a uniform magnetic field of strength 0.4 T . The generator is connected to the primary of an ideal transformer having 500 turns in the primary and 2000 turns in the secondary. The secondary is connected to a $400 \Omega$ resistive load. What is the rms current in the secondary of the transformer? Assume, the transformer is ideal and the resistance of the coil is negligible

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A solenoid having resistance $R=60 \Omega$ and inductance $L=0.4 \mathrm{H}$ is connected to an AC source $V=100 \sqrt{2} \sin 200 t$.

Find the maximum current.

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If wattless current flows in an AC circuit, then the circuit is:

A. LR circuit

B. Purely capacitive circuit

C. Purely resistive circuit

D. LCR circuit

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A power transmission line feeds input power at 2200 V to a step-down transformer with its primary windings having 2000 turns. The output power is delivered at 220 V by the transformer. If the current in the primary of the transformer is 2 A and its efficiency is $80 \%$, the output current would be:
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A series LCR circuit having $\mathrm{R}=44 \Omega, \mathrm{~L}=2 \mathrm{H}$ and $\mathrm{C}=25 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ is connected to a variable frequency of 220 V . What is the average power transferred to the circuit in one complete cycle if the frequency of supply equals the natural frequency of the circuit?
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In a pure inductive circuit, a sinusoidal voltage $V(t)=200 \sin 250 t$ is applied to a pure inductance of $\mathrm{L}=0.02 \mathrm{H}$. The current through the coil is:
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The instantaneous values of alternating current and voltages in a circuit are $\mathrm{I}=\frac{3}{\sqrt{2}} \sin (200 \pi t)$ ampere and $\mathrm{V}=\frac{3}{\sqrt{2}} \sin \left(200 \pi t+\frac{\pi}{6}\right)$ volt. What is the average power consumed in the circuit in watt ?
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The ratio of the number of turns of the primary coil to the secondary coil of an ideal transformer is $5: 1$. The primary is connected to 220 V supply. What is the output power of the transformer if the output resistance is $11 \Omega$ ?
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In which of the following circuit do we find the current and voltage in phase?
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What should be the value of the inductance of the coil which is to be connected to 220 V , 50 Hz supply so that maximum current of $3 \sqrt{2} A$ flows through the circuit ?
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An ideal inductor is connected across a capacitor. Oscillations of energy $K$ are set up in the circuit. The capacitor plates are slowly drawn apart such that the frequency of oscillations is quadrupled. The work done in the process is
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If $R$ and $L$ denote resistance and inductance of a material, then the dimension of $L R$ will be:
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A bulb of resistance 280 Ohm is supplied with a voltage $\mathrm{V}=400 \sin \pi \mathrm{t}$. The peak current is
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An LCR series ac circuit is at resonance with 10 V each across $\mathrm{L}, \mathrm{C}$ and R . If the resistance is halved, the respective voltage across $R, C$ and $L$ are
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When an A.C. source is connected to a inductive circuit,

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In the $$\mathrm{A} . \mathrm{C}$$. circuit given below, voltmeters $$\mathrm{V}_1$$ and $$\mathrm{V}_2$$ read $$100 \mathrm{~V}$$ each. Find the reading of the voltmeter $$\mathrm{V}_3$$ and the ammeter $$\mathrm{A}$$.

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A transformer has 400 turns in its primary winding and 800 turns in its secondary winding. The primary voltage is $$20 \mathrm{~V}$$ and the load in the secondary is 4 ohm. The current in the primary, assuming it to be an ideal transformer, is

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A group of devices having a total power rating of 500 watt is supplied by an $$\mathrm{AC}$$ voltage $$E=200 \sin \left(3.14 t+\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$$. Then the r.m.s. value of the circuit current is

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An AC voltage source of variable angular frequency $$\omega$$ and fixed amplitude $$\mathrm{V}_0$$ is connected in series with a capacitance $$\mathrm{C}$$ and an electric bulb of resistance $$\mathrm{R}$$ (inductance zero). When $$\omega$$ is decreased

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A transformer which steps down $$330 \mathrm{~V}$$ to $$33 \mathrm{~V}$$ is to operate a device having impedance $$110 \Omega$$. The current drawn by the primary coil of the transformer is :

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A coil of inductance $$1 \mathrm{H}$$ and resistance $$100 \Omega$$ is connected to an alternating current source of frequency $$\frac{50}{\pi} \mathrm{~Hz}$$. What will be the phase difference between the current and voltage?

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A coil offers a resistance of $$20 \mathrm{~ohm}$$ for a direct current. If we send an alternating current through the same coil, the resistance offered by the coil to the alternating current will be :

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The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is $$400 \mathrm{~pF}$$. It is connected to an ac source of $$100 \mathrm{~V}$$ having an angular frequency $$100 \mathrm{~rad~s}^{-1}$$. If the rms value of the current is $$4 \mu \mathrm{A}$$, the displacement current is:

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The instantaneous values of alternating current and voltages in a circuit given as

$$\begin{aligned} & i=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \sin (100 \pi t) \mathrm{amp} \\ & e=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \sin (100 \pi t+\pi / 3) \text { volt } \end{aligned}$$

The average power (in watts) consumed in the circuit is

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In the series L-C-R circuit shown, the impedance is

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In the case of an inductor

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In an electrical circuit $$R, L, C$$ and $$\mathrm{AC}$$ voltage source are all connected in series. When $$L$$ is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between the voltage and the current in the circuit is $$\pi / 3$$. If instead $$C$$ is removed from the circuit, the phase difference is again $$\pi / 3$$. The power factor of the circuit is

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$$220 \mathrm{~V}$$ ac is more dangerous than $$220 \mathrm{~V}$$ dc Why?

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What should be the inductance of an inductor connected to $$200 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$$ source so that the maximum current of $$\sqrt{2}$$ A flows through it?

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During the phenomenon of resonance

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A DC ammeter and a hot wire ammeter are connected to a circuit in series. When a direct current is passed through circuit, the DC ammeter shows 6 A. When AC current flows through circuit, what is the average readings in DC ammeter and the AC ammeter, if DC and AC currents flows simultaneously through the circuit?

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A series L-C-R circuit is connected to an AC source of 220 V and 50 Hz shown in figure. If the readings of the three voltmeters $$V_1,V_2$$ and $$V_3$$ are 65 V, 415 V and 204 V respectively, the value of inductance and capacitance will be

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An alternating voltage = 200 $$\sin 100t$$ is applied to a series combination of $$R=30\Omega$$ and an inductor of 400 mH. The power factor of the circuit is,

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The AC voltage across a resistance can be measured using a

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The formula of capacitative reactance is

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For the same resonant frequency, if L is changed from L to $${L \over 3}$$, then capacitance should change from C to

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What should be the value of self-inductance of an inductor that should be connected to 220 V 50 Hz supply, so that a maximum current of 0.9 A flows through it?

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If impedance is $$\sqrt3$$ times of resistance, then find phase difference.

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For a series L-C-R circuit at resonance, which statement is not true?

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