7.

ALTERNATING
PHYSICS CURRENT

CONCEPTUAL BULLETS 6. The graph given below depict the dependence

of two reactive impedances X1 and X2 on the
1. In a pure inductive circuit, the current frequency of the alternating emf applied
1) Lags behind the applied emf by an angle π individually to them. Then we can say that :
2) Lags behind the applied emf by an angle π /2
3) Leads the applied emf by an angle π /2 X2

Impedance
Impedance
4) Applied emf are in same phase X1

2. An electric bulb and an inductor are connected

in series to an ac source. An iron rod is inserted Freuency Freuency
in the coil, the brightness of bulb 1) X1 is an inductor and X2 is a capacitor
1) decreases 2) increases 2) X1 is a resistor and X2 is a capacitor
3) remains constant 3) X1 is a capacitor and X2 is an inductor
4) first decreases and then increases 4) X1 is an inductor and X2 is a resistor
3. An ac source is connected to a capacitor. The 7. An applied signal consists of super position of
current in the circuit is I. Now, a dielectric slab dc voltage and ac voltage of high frequency.
is inserted into the capacitor, then the new The circuit consists of an inductor L and a
current is : capacitor 'c' in series, then
1) equal to I 1) dc signal appear across C and ac signal
2) more than I across L
3) less than I 2) dc signal appear across L and ac signal
4) sometimes more and sometimes less than I across C
4. Voltage and current in an ac circuit are given 3) Both ac and dc signals appear across L and
no signal across C
¥ Q´
by V = 5 sin §¦ 100 Qt  ¶µ and I = 4sin 4) Both signal appear across C and no signal
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across L
¥ Q´
100Qt 8. A series LCR circuit is tuned to resonance. The
§¦ 6 ¶µ impedance of the circuit now is
1) voltage leads the current by 30° ¨
2 1/2
2 ¥ 1 ´ ·
2) current leads the voltage by 30° 1) ©R ¦ XL  µ ¸
© § XC ¶ ¸
ª ¹
3) current leads the voltage by 60° 1/ 2
2
4) current are voltage are in phase ¨ ¥ 1 ´ ·
2
2) ©R ¦ XL µ ¸
© § XC ¶ ¸
5. The rms value of potential difference V shown ª ¹
2 1/ 2
in the figure is ¨ ¥ 1 ´ ·
2
3) ©R ¦  XL µ ¸ 4) R
© § XC ¶ ¸
V ª ¹
V0 9. In an AC series circuit, the instantaneous current
t is zero when the instantaneous voltage is
O maximum. Connected to the source may be a
T/2 T
1) pure inductor 2) pure capacitor
V0 V0 V0
1) V0 2) 3) 4) 3) pure resistor
2 2 3 4) combination of a capacitor and an inductor
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10. The phase difference between the alternating 17. For a L – C – R series circuit List – I with List –
current and emf is Q / 2 . Which of the following II (Terms have their usual meaning)
combination cannot used List – I List – II
1) C alone 2) R, L a) XL = XC d) Current leads voltage
b) XL > XC e) Current lags voltage
3) L, C 4) L alone
c) XL < XC f) Current and voltage
11. An L-C circuit has a natural frequency f. If the are in phase
capacitance and inductance are both doubled, 1) a m
e, b d, cm m
f
the frequency would become : 2) a m
f, b e, cm dm
1) f/2 2) 2f 3) a m
e, b f, cm dm
3) f/4 4) none of these 4) a m
f, b d, cm em
12. What is the mechanical equivalent of spring BULL’S EYE EXERCISE
constant k in LC oscillating circuit? 1. The rms value of an alternating current, which
1 1 L 1 when passed through a resistor produces heat
1) 2) 3) 4)
L C C LC three times of that produced by a direct current
13. A transformer is based on the principle of of 2A in the same resistor, is
1) Mutual inductance 2) Self inductance 1) 6A 2) 3A 3) 2A 4) 2 3A
3) Ampere’s law 4) Lenz’s law 2. Write the equation of an alternating emf of
14. The core of transformer is laminated to reduce 120V, and its frequency 60Hz
energy losses due to 1) e  (169.7sin120 Qt)volt
1) Eddy currents 2) e  (152.7sin110 Qt)volt
2) Hysteresis 3) e  (143.7sin150 Qt)volt
3) Resistance in winding
4) e  (156.7sin130 Qt)volt
4) Non of these
3. The frequency for which a 5NF capacitor has a
15. The long distance transmission of electrical
energy is done at reactance of
1
8 is given by
1000
1) High potential and low current
2) low potential and high current 106 108
1) NHz 2) Hz
3) high potential and low current Q Q
4) low potential and low current 1
3) Hz 4) 1000Hz
16. In series LCR circuit, at resonance. 1000
a) The circuit behaves as a pure resistor. 4. The voltage of an A.C. source varies with time
b) Potential difference across inductor and according to the equation V  50 sin100 Q
capacitor are equal and opposite. t cos100 Q t . Where 't' is the sec and 'V' is in
c) Current in the circuit is maximum. volts. Then
1) Only a, b are correct 1) The peak voltage of the source is 100 V
2) Only b, c are correct 2) The peak voltage of the source is 100 / 2
3) All a, b, c are wrong 3) The peak voltage of the source is 25 V
4) All a, b, c are correct 4) T
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5. The instantaneous value of emf and current in 2. An inductance L, a capacitance C and a
¥ Q´ resistance R may be connected to an ac source
an A.C. circuit are; E  1.414Sin ¦ 100 Qt 
§ 4 µ¶
, of angular frequency X , in three different
I  0.707Sin(100 Qt) . The impedance of the combinations of RC, RL and LC in series.
1
circuit will be
Assume that . XL 
XC The power drawn by
1) 18 2) 28 3) 28 4)
1
2
8 the three combinations are P1, P2, P3 respectively.
Then
6. The capacitive reactance at 1600Hz is 81 Ω . 1) P1 > P2 > P3 2) P1 = P2 < P3
When the frequency is doubled then the 3) P1 = P2 > P3 4) P1 = P2 = P3
capacitive reactance will be
1) 40.58 2) 818 3) 1628 4) zero 3. A steady P.D. of 10V produces heat at a rate 'x'
in resistor. The peak value of A.C. voltage
7. An inductive coil has a resistance of 100 8 .
which will produce heat at rate of x/2 in same
When an AC signal of frequency 1000 Hz is
resistor is
applied to the coil the voltage leads the current
by 45o. The inductance of the coil is 1) 5 V 2) 5 2V 3) 10 V 4) 10 2V
1 1 1 1 4. The emf of an A.C. source is given by
1) H 2) H 3) H 4) H
100 Q 20 Q 40 Q 60 Q E  8sin Xt 6 cos Xt volt. The rms value of emf
is
8. In an a.c. circuit emf and current are given by
the equations E = 200sin314t and 1) 5 2 V 2) 7 2 V
I  50 sin 314t Q / 3 respectively. Then 3) 10 V 4) 10 2 V
power factor of the circuit is
5. What will be the phase difference between
1 3 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4) virtual voltage and virtual current, when the
4 2 2 3
current in the circuit is wattless?
9. The coefficient of induction of a choke coil is 1) 90° 2) 45° 3) 180° 4) 60°
0.1 H and resistance is 128 . If it is connected
6. The output current versus time curve of a
to an alternating current source of frequency
rectifier is shown in the figure. The average
60Hz, then power factor will be
value of output current in this case is
1) 0.32 2) 0.30 3) 0.28 4) 0.24
10. In a series LCR circuit R  108 and the
Current

impedance Z  20 8 . Then the phase difference

between the current and the voltage is I0
1) 60o 2) 30o 3) 45o 4) 90o Time
I0 2I 0
CHALLENGER’S EXERCISE 1) 0 2) 3) 4) I0
2 Q
1. The peak value of an alternating emf is given
7. If i = t2, 0 < t < T then r.m.s. value of current is
by E  E 0 cos Xt is 10 volt and its frequency is
50 Hz. At a time t = (1/600) second, the T2 T2 T2
1) 2) 3)
instantaneous value of the emf is : 2 2 5
1) 1 V 2) 5 V 3) 5 3 V 4) 10 V 4) None of these

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8. A virtual current of 4A and 50Hz flows in an 13. A circuit containing resistance R1, Inductance
AC circuit containing a coil. The power L 1 and capacitance C 1 connected in series
sonsumed in the coil is 240W. if the virtual resonates at the same frequency 'n' as a second
voltage across the coil is 100V, its inductance combination of R2, L2 and C2 . If the two are
will be connected in series. Then the circuit will
1 1 1 1 resonates at
1) H 2) H 3) H 4) H
3Q 5Q 7Q 9Q L 2 C2 L1C1
1) n 2) 2n 3) 4)
L1C1 L 2 C2
9. The reading of voltmeter and ammeter in the
following figure will respectively be 14. In the circuit shown in figure neglecting source
resistance the voltmeter and ammeter reading
1) 0 and 2A A
X C  48 will respectively will be
2) 2A and 0V V ~
V
3) 2V and 2A R  308
X L  48 R  458
4) 0V and 0A X L  258 X C  258
10. An LCR series circuit with 1008 resistance is ~
connected to an ac source of 200V and of 240V
frequency of 300 rad/s. When only the 1) 0V, 3A 2) 150V, 3A
capacitance is removed, the current lags behind 3) 150V, 6A 4) 0V, 8A
the voltage by 600. When only the inductance
is removed, the current leads the voltage by 600 KEY SHEET
the current through the circuit is
CONCEPTUAL BULLETS
1) 1A 2) 2A 3) 3A 4) 4A
11. The figure shows various of R, XL and XC with 1) 2 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3 5) 2
frequency f in a series L, C, R circuit. Then for 6) 3 7) 1 8) 4 9) 1 10) 2
what frequency point the circuit is inductive?
11) 1 12) 2 13) 1 14) 1 15) 1
XC
XL 16) 4 17) 2

R BULL’S EYE EXERCISE

1) 4 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3 5) 2
AB C f
6) 1 7) 2 8) 3 9) 2 10) 1
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) Al points
CHALLENGER’S EXERCISE
12. The r.m.s. current in an AC circuit is 2A. If the
wattless current be 3A , what is the power 1) 3 2) 3 3) 3 4) 1 5) 1
factor? 6) 3 7) 3 8) 2 9) 1 10) 2
1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4) 11) 3 12) 3 13) 1 14) 4
3 2 2 3

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