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The peak voltage in a 220 V, 50 Hz AC source is:

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Important Questions on Alternating Current

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When an electrical device X is connected to a220 V,50 Hz ac supply, the current is 0.5 A and is in same phase as the applied voltage. When another device Y is connected to the same supply, the electric current is again 0.5 A but it leads the potential difference by π2.

What are the devices X and Y?

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An AC voltage V=V0sin100 t is applied to the circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is found to be π4, then

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If R,Z, RL and RC stand for resistance, impedance, inductive reactance and capacitive reactance of an AC circuit respectively, then the power factor of an AC circuit is given by _____.
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A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 283 V and frequency 50 Hz is applied to a series LCR circuit in which R=3 ΩL=25.48 mH and C=796 μF. The impedance of the circuit.

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A capacitor and a resistor are connected in series with an ac source. If the potential difference across C and R are 120 V and 90 V respectively and if the rms current of the circuit is 3 A, calculate the

impedence,

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A circuit has an inductance of 12π henry and resistance of 500ohms. If an a.c. of frequency 50 c.p.s is applied to it, find reactance and the impedance of the circuit.
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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When an electrical device X is connected to a220 V,50 Hz ac supply, the current is 0.5 A and is in same phase as the applied voltage. When another device Y is connected to the same supply, the electric current is again 0.5 A but it leads the potential difference by π2.

When X and Y are connected in series across the same source, what will be the current?

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A bulb B and a capacitor C are connected in series to the ac mains as shown in Fig. The bulb glows with some brightness. How will the glow of the bulb change when a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of the capacitor ? Give reasons in support of your answer ?

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An AC voltage source of variable angular frequency ω and fixed amplitude V0 is connected in series with a capacitor C and an electric bulb of resistance R (inductance zero). When ω is in increased,
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A time t=00$, a battery of 10 V is connected across points A and B in the given circuit, Fig If the capacitors have no charge initially, at what time (in second) does the voltage across them becomes 4 V.

 

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A capacitor and a resistor are connected in series with an ac source. If the potential difference across C and R are 120 V and 90 V respectively and if the rms current of the circuit is 3 A, calculate the

power factor of the circuit.

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Mention the factors on which the impedance of an AC circuit depends.
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When an alternating voltage of 220 V is applied across a device P, a current of 0.25 A Flows through the circuit, and it leads the applied voltage by an angle π2 radian . When the same voltage source is connected across another device Q, the same current is observed in the circuit but in phase with the applied voltage. What is the current when the same source is connected across a series combination of P and Q.

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A 20 V-5 W lamp is to run on 220 V-50 Hz ac mains. Find the capacitance of a capacitor required to run the lamp.
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An AC source of angular frequency ω is fed across a resistor R and a capacitor C in series. The current registered is I. If now the frequency of source is changed to ω3 (but maintaining the same voltage), the current in the circuit is found to be halved. Calculate the ratio of reactance to resistance at the original frequency ω.
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In a series RC circuit R=30Ω,c=0.25μF,V=100 V and ω=10000 radian per second. Find the current in the circuit and calculate the voltage across the resistor and the capacitor. Is the algebraic sum of these voltages more than the source voltage ? If yes, revolve the paradox.
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When an AC source of emf e=E0sin100t is connected across a circuit, the phase-difference between the emf e and
the current i in the circuit is observed to be π4, as shown in Fig. If the circuit consists possibly only of R-C or R L or L-C in series, find the relationships between the two elements.

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