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We connect a charge capacitor to an inductor the electric current and charge on the capacitor in the circuit undergoes LC oscillations.

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An oscillator circuit contains an inductor 0.05 H and a capacitor of capacity 80 μF. When the maximum voltage across the capacitor is 200 V, the maximum current (in amperes) in the circuit is
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A 1.5 μF capacitor is charged to 60 V. The charging battery is then disconnected and a 15 mH coil is connected in series with the capacitor so that LC oscillations occur. Assuming that the circuit contains no resistance, the maximum current in this coil shall be close to
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A 10 μF capacitor is charged to a potential of 25 V. The battery is then disconnected and pure 100 mH coil is connected across the capacitor so that LC-oscillations are set up. Calculate the maximum current in the coil.
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An LC circuit contains a 20 mH inductor and a 50 μF capacitor with an initial charge of 10 mC. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Let the instant the circuit is closed be t=0. At what times is the total energy shared equally between the inductor and the capacitor?

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In an oscillatory circuit, the self-inductance of the coil used is 10 mH. If the oscillatory frequency of the circuit is 1.0 MHz, find the capacitance of the capacitor connected in the circuit.
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An oscillating circuit consists of an inductance coil L and a capacitor with capacitance C. The resistance of the coil and the lead wires is negligible. The coil is placed in a permanent magnetic field, so that the total flux passing through all the turns of the coil is equal to Φ. At the moment t=0, the magnetic field was switched off. Assuming the switching off time to be negligible compared to the natural oscillation period of the circuit, find the circuit current as a function of time t.
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The switch in figure is connected to position a for a long time interval. At t=0 the switch is thrown to position b. After this time,

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Find the angular frequency of free oscillations of a circuit containing a charged 30 μF capacitor connected to a 27 mH inductor.
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A wave of wavelength 300m can be radiated through a transmitter. A capacitor of capacitance 2.4μF is available. What is the inductance of the coil required for the oscillatory circuit?
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After the switch is closed in the LC circuit, shown in the figure, the charge on the capacitor is sometimes zero, but at such instants, the current in the circuit is not zero. How is this behavior possible?

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An LC circuit contains a 20 mH inductor and a 50 μF capacitor with an initial charge of 10 mC. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Let the instant the circuit is closed be t=0. At what time is the energy stored (i) completely electrical (i.e., stored in the capacitor)? (ii) completely magnetic (i.e., stored in the inductor)?

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An LC circuit contains a 20 mH inductor and a 50 μF capacitor with an initial charge of 10 mC. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Let the instant the circuit is closed be t=0. What is the natural frequency of the circuit?

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A fully charged capacitor C with initial charge q0 is connected to a coil of self inductance L at t=0. The time at which the energy is stored equally between the electric and magnetic fields is:
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An inductor and two capacitors are connected in the circuit as shown in figure. Initially capacitor A has no charge and capacitor B has CV charge. Assume that the circuit has no resistance at all. At t=0, switch S is closed, then given  LC=2π2×104s2 & CV=100 mC
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Discuss the similarities between the energy stored in the electric field of a charged capacitor and the energy stored in the magnetic field of a current-carrying coil.
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In an oscillating LC circuit, the maximum charge on the capacitor is Q. The charge on the capacitor when the energy is stored equally between the electric and magnetic fields is
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An LC circuit contains a 20 mH inductor and a 50 μF capacitor with an initial charge of 10 mC. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Let the instant the circuit is closed be t =0. If a resistor is inserted in the circuit, how much energy is eventually dissipated as heat?