
A series circuit is shown in the figure. If inductor is removed from the circuit then current leads the voltage by while if the capacitor is removed then the current lags the voltage by . The rms current in the original circuit is




Important Questions on Alternating Current

Switch is in position for a long time. At time , it is switched to position Find time period of resulting charge oscillation.

A vertical iron rod has a coil of wire wound over it at the bottom end. An alternating current flows in the coil. The rod goes through a conducting ring as shown in the figure. The ring can float at a certain height above the coil.
In the above situation, a current is induced in the ring which interacts with the horizontal component of the magnetic field to produce an average force in the upward direction

The potential difference across and the current flowing through an instrument in an AC circuit are given by
The power dissipated in the instrument is




