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An ordinary moving-coil ammeter used for DC cannot be used to measure AC even if its frequency is low. Why?

Important Questions on Alternating Current

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Does alternating current show magnetic effect? If alternating current is flowing in a wire, will there be a deflection in a magnetic needle placed nearby?
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How will you detect with the help of a powerful magnet that the current flowing in a lamp is alternating or direct?
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Why is it not possible to have electrolysis by AC?
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Explain why batteries cannot be charged by AC.
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What is the phase relation between current and voltage in (i) a resistor,?
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What is the phase relation between current and voltage in(ii) an inductor ?
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What is the phase relation between current and voltage in (iii) a capacitor in AC circuits?
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What is the effect of an inductance coil in an alternating-current circuit? How does this effect depend upon the frequency of the alternating current?