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JOHN’S SCHOOL, JODHPUR

CLASS-XII; PHYSICS

UNIT 8 ; ALTERNATING CURRENT

Q 1 The electric main in a house are marked 220V,50Hz.write down the equation for instantaneous
Current ?

Q 2 An electric bulb operates o 12 V dc if this bulb is connected to an ac source and give normal
brightness .what would be the peak value of the source?

Q 3 The peal value of an alternating voltage applied to a 50Ω resistance is 10V .find the rms current .if
the voltage frequency is 100Hz. Write the instantaneous current?

Q 4 Calculate the rms value of the alternating current shown ?

Q 5 If the effective value of current in 50Hz a.c. circuit is 5A,what is (i)the peak value of the current
(ii)the mean value of current over a half cycle (iii)the value of current 1\300s after it a was zero ?

Q 6 The instantaneous value of an alternating voltage in volts is given by the expression E t=140
sin300t,where t is in second .what is (i) peak value of the voltage (ii)its rms value (iii)frequency of the
supply?

Q 7 A 100Hz ac flowing in a 14mH coil . find its reactance?

Q 8 A pure inductor of 25mH is connected to a source of 220V .find the inductive reactance and the rms
current in the circuit if the frequency of source is 50Hz?

Q 9 Find the maximum value of current when inductance of one henry is connected to an a.c source of
200V,50Hz?

Q 10 A coil has an inductance of 1H (i)At what frequency will it have a reactance of 3142Ω?(ii) what
should be the capacity of capacitor which has the same reactance at that frequency ?

Q 11 An a.c. circuit consists only an inductor of inductance 2H .if the current is represented by a sine
wave of amplitude 0.25A and frequency 60Hz ,calculate the effective potential difference across the
inductor?
Q12 Alternating emf, E=220sin 100πt is applied to a circuit containing an inductance of 1/π H. write an
equation for the instantaneous current though the circuit. what will be reading of an a.c. meter if
connected in the circuit?

Q 13 An inductor of inductance 200mH is connected to an a.c. source of peak emf 210Vand frequency
50Hz .calculate the peak current what is instantaneous voltage of the source when the current at its peak
value?

Q 14 A 1.50μF capacitor is connected to a 220V ,50Hz source. find the capacitive reactance and
current(rms and peak) in the circuit .if the frequency is doubled ,what happens to the capacitive reactance
and the current?

Q 15 A capacitor of 1μF is connected to an a.c. source of emf E=250sin100πt .write an equation for the
instantaneous current through the circuit and give reading of a.c. ammeter connected in the circuit?

Q 16 When an inductor L and a resistor R in series are connected across a 12V,50Hz supply ,a current of
0.5 A flows in the circuit .the current differs in phase from applied voltage by π/3 radian .calculate the
value of R?

Q 17 A bulb of resistance 10Ω,connected to an inductor of inductance L ,is in series with an a.c. source
marked 100V,50Hz.if the phase angle between the voltage and current is π/4 radian, calculate the value of
L?

Q 18 A coil of resistance 300Ω and inductacnce1.0H is connected across an alternating voltage of

frequency 300/2πHz .calculate the phase difference between the voltage and current in the circuit ?

Q 19 A coil when connected across a 10Vd.c. supply draws a current of 2A .when it is connected across a
10V-50Hz a.c. supply ,the same coil draws a current of 1A.explain why it draws lesser current in second
case .Hence determine the self inductance of the coil. Take( π=3 )

Q 20 An 80V,800W heater is to be operated on a 100V,50Hz supply .calculate the inductance of the

choke required ?

Q 21 A student connects a long air core coil of manganin wire to a 100V d.c source and records a current
of 1.5A.when the same coil is connected across 100V,50Hz a.c. source the current reduces to 1.0A.

(i) Give reason this observation

(ii) Calculate the value of reactance of the coil?

Q 22 When 200 volts d.c. are applied across a coil , a current of 2 amperes flows through it .when 200
volts a.c. of 50cps are applied to the same coil, only 1.0 ampere flows .calculate the resistance, inductance
and inductance of the coil?

Q 23 A 60-10W electric lamp is to be run on 100V-60Hz mains (i)calculate the inductance of the choke
required (ii)if a resister is to be used in place of choke coil to achieve the same result ,calculate its valve?
Q 24 A 12 Ω resistance and an inductance of 0.05/π H are connected in series .across the ends of the
circuit is connected a 130V a.c. supply of 50Hz.calculate the (i)the current in the circuit(ii)phase
difference between the voltage and current?

Q 25 In the circuit shown in fig ,the potential difference across the inductor L and resistor R are 120V and
90V respectively and the rms value of current is 3A.calculate the (i)the impedance of the circuit (ii)the
phase angle between the voltage and current .

Q 26 What is the value of current in the a.c. circuit containing R=10Ω,C=50μC on series across
200V,50Hz a.c. source?

Q 27 When an alternating voltage of 220V is applied across a device X, a current of 0.5A flows through
the circuit and is in phase with applied voltage .when the same voltage is applied across another device Y,
the same current flows through the circuit but it leads the applied voltage by π/2 radians.(i) Name the
device X and Y(ii)Calculate the current flowing in the circuit, when same voltage is applied across the
series combination of X and Y?

Q 28 A series circuit contains a resistor of 20Ω,a capacitor and an ammeter of negligible resistance .it is
connected to a source of 220V-50Hz.if the reading of the ammeter is 2.5A,calculate the reactance of the
capacitor.

Q 29 An alternating current of 1.5mA rms and angular frequency w=100rad/sec flows through a 10kΩ
resistor and 0.50μF capacitor in series .calculate the value of rms voltage across the capacitor and the
impedance of the circuit.

Q 30 A resistor of 200Ω and a capacitor of 15μF are connected in series to a 220V,50Hz ac source .(a)
calculate the current in the circuit (b)calculate the voltage across the resistor and the capacitor .Is the
algebraic sum of these voltages more than the source voltages ?if yes ,resolve the paradox?

Q 31 In a series R-C circuit ,R=30Ω,C=0.25μF,V=100V and w=10,000 rad per sec .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 voltages ? If yes ,resolve the paradox.

Q 32 An a.c. circuit consists of a series combination of the circuit element ‘X’ and ‘Y’. the current is
ahead of the voltage in phase by π/4.if the element ‘X’ is a pure resistor of 100Ω,(i)name the circuit
element ‘Y’, and (ii)calculate the rms value of current ,if the rms value of voltage is 141V?

Q 33 Determine the impedance of the a series LCR circuit if the reactance of C and L are 250Ω and 220Ω
respectively and R is 40Ω?

Q 34 A resistor of 50 Ω an inductor of 20\π H and a capacitor of (5\π) μF are connected in series to a

voltage source 230V ,50Hz.Find the impedance of the circuit ?
Q 35 A 0.3H inductor ,60 μF capacitor and a resistor are connected in series with a 120V,60Hz
supply .calculate

(i) Impedance of the circuit

(ii) Current flowing in the circuit

Q 36A resistance of 2 ohm , a coil of inductance 0.01 H are connected in series with a capacitor . and put
across a 200 V ,50Hz supply ,calculate

(i) The capacitance of the capacitor so that the circuit resonates.

(ii) The current and voltage across the capacitor at resonance.

Q 37 A light bulb is rated at 100 W for a 220V supply .Find (a)the resistance of the bulb (b)the peak
voltage of the source and (c)the rms current through the bulb ?

Q 38 A capacitor and a resistor are connected in series with an ac source .If the potentials difference
across C,R are 120V ,90V respectively and if the rms current of the circuit is 3A ,Calculate the
(i)impedance (ii)power (iii)power factor of the circuit

Q 39 An alternating voltage E= 220sin 300t is applied across a series combination of R=10Ω and an
inductor of 800mH.calculate:

(i) Impedance of the circuit

(ii) Peak value of current in the circuit
(iii) Power factor of the circuit