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SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 12TH EDITION

TUTORIAL 9 – Chapter 21.1 – 21.6

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

1. The ____________ is the direct current that dissipates the same amount of energy in a
resistor that is dissipated by the actual alternating current.

A. rms current, Irms

B. maximum current, Imax
C. instantaneous current, i
D. capacitive reactance, XC

2. The impeding effect of a capacitor on the current in an AC circuit is called the

____________.

A. inductive reactance, XL
B. capacitive reactance, XC
C. capacitor, C
D. inductor, L

3. The effective __________ of a coil in an AC circuit is measured by a quantity called the

inductive reactance, XL.

A. resistor
B. capacitor
C. capacitance
D. resistance

4. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding capacitive and inductive

reactance?

I) The larger the capacitance of a capacitor, the larger the capacitive reactance.
II) A larger inductance or frequency results in a larger inductive reactance.
III) The inductive reactance of an inductor is higher at low frequencies.
IV) The capacitive reactance is directly proportional to the frequency of the applied AC
voltage source.

A. I, III & IV
B. II & IV
C. II
D. none of the above

5. What is the condition for resonance in a series RLC circuit?

A. XL > XC, Z > R

B. XL = XC, Z > R
C. XL = XC, Z = R
D. XL > XC, Z = R

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6. The tuning circuit of a radio is an important application of a series resonance circuit. Which
of the following statements is CORRECT to explain this application?

A. The radio is tuned to a particular station by varying a capacitor, which changes the
resonance frequency of the tuning circuit. When this resonance frequency matches
that of the incoming radio wave, the current in the tuning circuit decreases.
B. The radio is tuned to a particular station by varying a capacitor, which changes the
resonance frequency of the tuning circuit. When this resonance frequency matches
that of the incoming radio wave, the current in the tuning circuit increases.
C. The radio is tuned to a particular station by varying a capacitor, which changes the
resonance frequency of the tuning circuit. When this resonance frequency matches
that of the incoming radio wave, the current in the tuning circuit remains the same.
D. The radio is tuned to a particular station by varying an inductor, which changes the
resonance frequency of the tuning circuit. When this resonance frequency matches
that of the incoming radio wave, the current in the tuning circuit increases.

Structured Questions

1. The output voltage of an AC generator is given by ∆𝑉 = (170 𝑉) sin(60𝜋𝑡). The generator

is connected across a 20.0-Ω resistor. By inspection, what are the

(a) maximum voltage and

(b) frequency?
Find the
(c) rms voltage across the resistor,
(d) rms current in the resistor,
(e) maximum current in the resistor,
(f) power delivered to the resistor, and
(g) current when t = 0.005 s.
(h) Should the argument of the sine function be in degrees or radians?

Answer: (a) 170 V, (b) 30.0 Hz, (c) 120 V, (d) 6.00 A, (f) 720 W, (g) 6.9 A & (h) radians

2. When a 4.0 µF capacitor is connected to a generator whose rms output is 30 V, the

current in the circuit is observed to be 0.30 A. What is the frequency of the source?
Answer: 397.9 Hz

3. In a purely inductive AC circuit as shown in Figure 1, ∆Vmax = 100 V.

Figure 1

(a) The maximum current is 7.50 A at 50 Hz. Calculate the inductance L.

(b) At what angular frequency is the maximum current 2.50 A?
Answer: (a) 0.0424 H, (b) 943.4 rad/s

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4. A 50.0-Ω resistor, a 0.100-H inductor, and a 10.0-µF capacitor are connected in series
to a 60.0-Hz source. The rms current in the circuit is 2.75 A. Find the rms voltages across

(a) the resistor,

(b) the inductor,
(c) the capacitor, and
(d) the RLC combination.
(e) Sketch the phasor diagram for this circuit.
Answer: (a) 138 V, (b) 104 V, (c) 729 V, (d) 641 V

5. Consider a series RLC circuit with R = 25 Ω, L = 6.0 mH, and C = 25 µF. The circuit is
connected to a 10-V (rms), 600-Hz AC source.

(a) Is the sum of the voltage drops across R, L, and C equal to 10 V (rms)?
Answer: No, ∆VR,rms + ∆VL,rms + ∆VC,rms = 20.9 V ≠ 10 V

(b) Which is greatest, the power delivered to the resistor, to the capacitor, or to the
inductor?

(c) Find the average power delivered to the circuit.

Answer: 3.2 W

6. A series RLC circuit that has an inductance of 4.15 mH and a resistance of 3.8 kΩ
produces a resonance frequency. (PAST YEAR PHY098 2016)

(a) State a condition for resonance frequency to occur.

(b) Find the value of capacitance, C to produce resonance at 33.0 kHz.
(c) Determine the maximum current at resonance if the maximum voltage is 136 V.
Answer: (b) 5.61 x 10-9 F, (c) 0.036 A

7. Table 1 below gives the reactance and rms voltage across the elements of a series RLC
circuit. (PAST YEAR PHY098 2019)

Table 1
Circuit element rms voltage across element, ∆Vrms (V) Reactance (Ω)
Inductor 59 1.06 × 102
Capacitor 117 2.10 × 102
Resistor 258 4.64 × 102

Determine;
(a) rms current, Irms
(b) impedance, Z of the circuit
(c) rms voltage, Vrms across the RLC combination
(d) maximum voltage, Vmax across the RLC combination.
Answer: (a) 0.56 A, (b) 475.51 Ω, (c) 264.44 V, (d) 373.97 V

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