A pure inductor of \(25.0~\text{mH}\) is connected to an AC source of \(220~\text{V}.\) The RMS current in the circuit is:
(The frequency of the source is \(50~\text{Hz}\))
1. \(20~\text{A}\)
2. \(25~\text{A}\)
3. \(28~\text{A}\)
4. \(32~\text{A}\)

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A lamp is connected in series with a capacitor. Predict your observations for DC and AC connections:

1. When a DC source is connected to a capacitor, the lamp will not glow in a steady-state condition.
2. When an AC source is connected to a capacitor, the lamp will glow.
3. Both (1) and (2) are correct.
4. None of these.
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A sinusoidal voltage of peak value \(283~\text{V}\) (assuming that the frequency of the source can be varied) is applied to a series \(LCR\) circuit in which \(R=3~\Omega\)\(L=25.48~\text{mH},\) and \(C= 796~\mu\text{F}.\) The current in the circuit at the resonance is:
1. \(60~\text{A}\)

2. \(66.7~\text{A}\)

3. \(65~\text{A}\)

4. \(63.3~\text{A}\)

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An inductance coil has a reactance of \(100~\Omega\). When an AC signal of frequency \(1000\) Hz is applied to the coil, the applied voltage leads the current by \(45^\circ\). The self-inductance of the coil is:
1. \( 1.1 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~H} \)
2. \(1.1 \times 10^{-1} \mathrm{~H} \)
3. \(5.5 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~H} \)
4. \(6.7 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~H} \)

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In an ac circuit, the instantaneous e.m.f. and current are given by
\(\begin{aligned} & e=100 \sin 30 t \\ & i=20 \sin \left(30 t-\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \end{aligned}\)
In one cycle of ac, the average power consumed by the circuit and the wattless current are, respectively:
1. \(50, 10\)
2. \(\frac{1000}{\sqrt{2}},10\)
3. \(\frac{50}{\sqrt{2}},0\)
4. \(50,0\)

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An alternating current is given by:
\(i=i_1\sin\omega t+i_2\cos \omega t. \)
What is the RMS value of the current?

1. \( \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(i_1^2+i_2^2\right)^{1/2} \) 2. \(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(i_1+i_2\right)^2 \)
3. \( \dfrac{1}{2}\left(i_1^2+i_2^2\right)^{1/2} \) 4. \( \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(i_1+i_2\right) \)
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The peak voltage in a 220 V AC source is

1.  220 V

2.  about 160 V

3.  about 310 V

4.  440 V

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Two coils \(A\) and \(B\) are connected in series across a \(240~\text{V}, ~50~\text{Hz}\) supply. The resistance of \(A\) is \(5~\Omega\) and the inductance of \(B\) is \(0.02~\text{H}\). The power consumed is \(3~\text{kW}\) and the power factor is \(0.75\). The impedance of the circuit is:
1. \(0.144~\Omega\)
2. \(1.44~\Omega\)
3. \(14.4~\Omega\)
4. \(144~\Omega\)
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A transformer with \(8:1\) turns ratio has \(50~\text{Hz},\) \(100~\text V\) input. The frequency of the output is: 
1. \(40~\text{Hz}\)
2. \(50~\text{Hz}\)
3. \(400~\text{Hz}\)
4. \(500~\text{Hz}\)
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An ac voltage source is applied to a LCR series circuit. If the frequency of the source is \(f\), then the expression of impedance will be:
1. \(\sqrt{R^{2}+\left(2 \pi f L-\dfrac{1}{2 \pi f C}\right)^{2}}\)
2. \(\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{R^{2}+\left(2 \pi f L-\dfrac{1}{2 \pi f C}\right)^{2}}}\)
3. \( \dfrac{E}{\sqrt{R^{2}+\left(2 \pi f L-\dfrac{1}{2 \pi f C}\right)^{2}}}\)
4. \(2 \pi f L-\dfrac{1}{2 \pi f C}\)
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