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Alternating Current
Worksheet 2
1. A bulb and a capacitor are in series with
an ac source. On increasing frequency (c) 20 A √
(d) 20 2 A
how will glow of the bulb change 7. Following figure shows an ac generator
(a) The glow decreases (b) The glow connected to a "block box" through a pair
increases of terminals. The box contains possible R,
L, C or their combination, whose
(c) The glow remains the same
elements and
(d) The bulb quenches
arrangements
2. The r.m.s. current in an ac circuit is 2 A. ?
are not known
If the wattless current be √ 3 A , what is to us.
the power factor Measurements outside the box reveals
1 1 that
(a) √ 3 (b) √ 2 e = 75 sin (sin t) volt, i = 1.5 sin ( t +
1 1 45o) amp then, the wrong statement is
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) There must be a capacitor in the box
2. 5 (b) There must be an inductor in the box
μF (c) There must be a resistance in the box
3. π capacitor and 3000-ohm resistance
are joined in series to an ac source of (d) The power factor is 0.707
−1 8. A resistor R, an inductor L and a
200 volt and 50 sec frequency. The power capacitor C are connected in series to an
factor of the circuit and the power oscillator of frequency n. if the resonant
dissipated in it will respectively n
(a) 0.6, 0.06 W (b) 0.06, 0.6 W frequency is r , then the current lags
(c) 0.6, 4.8 W (d) 4.8, 0.6 W behind voltage, when
4. The self inductance of a choke coil is 10 (a) n=0 (b) n< nr
mH. When it is connected with a 10V dc (c) n=nr (d) n> nr
source, then the loss of power is 20 watt. 9. If power factor is 1/2 in a series RL circuit
When it is connected with 10 volt ac R=100 Ω . ac mains is used then L is
source loss of power is 10 watt. The
frequency of ac source will be √3
(a) 50 Hz (b) 60 Hz (a) π Henry (b) Henry
(c) 80 Hz (d) 100 Hz π
5. In an LCR circuit R=100 ohm. When (c) √ 3 Henry (d) None of these
capacitance C is removed, the current 10. What will be the self inductance of a coil,
lags behind the voltage by π / 3 . When to be connected in a series with a
inductance L is removed, the current √
resistance of π 3 Ω such that the phase
leads the voltage by π / 3 . The impedance difference between the emf and the
of the circuit is current at 50 Hz frequency is 30°
(a) 50 ohm (b) 100 ohm (a) 0.5 Henry (b) 0.03 Henry
(c) 200 ohm (d) 400 ohm
(c) 0.05 Henry (d) 0.01 Henry
6. A group of electric lamps having a total
11. The phase difference between the
power rating of 1000 watt is supplied by
voltage and the current in an ac circuit is
an ac voltage E=200 sin(310 t+60 ° ) . Then the π / 4 . If the frequency is 50 Hz then this
r.m.s. value o the circuit current is
phase difference will be equivalent to a
(a) 10 A (b) 10 √ 2 A time of
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(a) 0.02 s (b) 0.25 s (d) Cannot say
(c) 2.5 ms (d) 25 ms 14. The instantaneous values of current and
12. The instantaneous values of current and
voltage in an ac circuit are i=100 sin 314 t amp
emf in an ac circuit are I=1/ √ 2sin314 t amp and e=200 sin (314 t+π /3)V respectively. If
and E=√ 2sin (314 t−π/6)V respectively. The the resistance is 1 then the reactance
phase difference between E and I will be of the circuit will be
(a) −π /6 rad (b) −π /3 rad (a) −200√3 Ω (b) √3 Ω
(c) π / 6 rad (d) π / 3 rad (c) −200/ √3 Ω (d) 100 √ 3 Ω
13. If A and B are identical bulbs which bulbs 15. What is the r.m.s. value of an alternating
100 mH A
glows brighter current which when passed through a
(a) A 10 pF resistor produces heat which is thrice of
B
that produced by a direct current of 2
(b) B amperes in the same resistor
(c) Both equally bright (a) 6 amp (b) 2 amp
(c) 3.46 amp (d) 0.66 amp