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JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 · Physics · Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current · medium

A series circuit has a resistor of 30 Ω, an ideal inductor of 0.10 H and a capacitor of capacitance C. It is connected to a source of 100 V (rms) at…

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A series circuit has a resistor of 30 Ω30\ \Omega, an ideal inductor of 0.10 H0.10\ \mathrm{H} and a capacitor of capacitance CC. It is connected to a source of 100 V100\ \mathrm{V} (rms) at angular frequency 400 rad s−1400\ \mathrm{rad\,s^{-1}}, at which the capacitive reactance is 80 Ω80\ \Omega. Choose the correct statement(s).
  1. A. The rms current is 2.0 A2.0\ \mathrm{A}.
  2. B. The current lags the source voltage.
  3. C. The average power dissipated is 120 W120\ \mathrm{W}.
  4. D. Resonance would occur if the source angular frequency were 400 rad s−1400\ \mathrm{rad\,s^{-1}} itself.
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Answer: A, C

The inductive reactance is XL=ωL=400×0.10=40 ΩX_L=\omega L=400\times0.10=40\ \Omega and XC=80 ΩX_C=80\ \Omega, so XL−XC=−40 ΩX_L-X_C=-40\ \Omega. The impedance is Z=302+402=50 ΩZ=\sqrt{30^2+40^2}=50\ \Omega and Irms=100/50=2.0 AI_{rms}=100/50=2.0\ \mathrm{A}: (A) is true. Because XC>XLX_C>X_L the circuit is capacitive, tan⁡ϕ=(XL−XC)/R=−4/3\tan\phi=(X_L-X_C)/R=-4/3, so the current leads the voltage by 53∘53^\circ: (B) is false. The average power is I2R=4×30=120 WI^2R=4\times30=120\ \mathrm{W}, the same as VIcos⁡ϕ=100×2×0.6VI\cos\phi=100\times2\times0.6: (C) is true. The capacitance is C=1/(ωXC)=31.25 μFC=1/(\omega X_C)=31.25\ \mu\mathrm{F}, so the resonant frequency is ω0=1/LC≈566 rad s−1\omega_0=1/\sqrt{LC}\approx566\ \mathrm{rad\,s^{-1}}, not 400400: (D) is false. The phase angle can also be seen from the power factor cos⁡ϕ=R/Z=30/50=0.6\cos\phi=R/Z=30/50=0.6, which confirms the power VIcos⁡ϕ=120 WVI\cos\phi=120\ \mathrm{W} and shows that all of it is dissipated in the resistor, because the ideal inductor and capacitor absorb none on average.
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