AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor

IMPORTANT

AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as AC Circuit, Pure Resistance AC Circuit, Alternating Voltage, Variation of Resistance with AC Frequency, Instantaneous Value of Sinusoidal AC Current or Voltage, Peak Value of Sinusoidal AC Current or Voltage, etc.

Important Questions on AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor

EASY
IMPORTANT

A 15.0 μF  capacitor is connected to 220 V, 50 Hz source. The capacitive reactance and the RMS current would be:

EASY
IMPORTANT

The instantaneous current and voltage of an AC circuit are given by i=10sin314t A and V=100sin314t V. The power dissipation in the circuit is

HARD
IMPORTANT

A resistor of   200 Ω  and a capacitor of 15.0 μF  are connected in series to a 220 V, 50 Hz a.c. source. Calculate

​(i) The current in the circuit.

(ii) The rms voltage across the resistor and the capacitor.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The instantaneous current and voltage of an a.c. circuit are given by I=10sin300t A and V=200sin300t V. What is the power dissipation in the circuit?

EASY
IMPORTANT

If E=500sin(100πt) Volt, then the time taken to reach the maximum point from zero.

EASY
IMPORTANT

The average value of current i=Imsinωt from t=π2ω to t=3π2ω is how many times of Im?

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Find the value of rms current if, the current function is given by I=I1cosωt+I2sinωt.

HARD
IMPORTANT

What will be the root mean square value of current? When a direct current of 5 A is superimposed on an alternating current I = 10 sin ωt A.

EASY
IMPORTANT

An alternating voltage E=2002sin100t is connected to a 1 micro farad capacitor through an AC ammeter. The reading of the ammeter shall be:

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

If a capacitor of 8 μF is connected to a 220 V, 100 Hz, AC source and the current passing through it is 65 mA then the rms voltage across it is

EASY
IMPORTANT

Assertion : The alternating current lags behind the e.m.f. by a phase angle of π2, when AC flows through an inductor.
Reason : The inductive reactance increases as the frequency of AC source decreases.

EASY
IMPORTANT

Assertion: In a purely resistive ac circuit instantaneous power varies sinusoidally.

Reason: Applied ac voltage varies sinusoidally.

EASY
IMPORTANT

A sinusoidal voltage v=200sin314t is applied to a resistor of 10Ω resistance. Calculate the power dissipated as heat in watt.

EASY
IMPORTANT

A sinusoidal voltage v=200sin314t is applied to a resistor of 10 Ω resistance. Calculate the rms value of the current.

EASY
IMPORTANT

A sinusoidal voltage v=200sin 314t is applied to a resistor of 10Ω resistance. Calculate the rms value of the voltage.

EASY
IMPORTANT

A sinusoidal voltage v=200sin314t is applied to a resistor of 10Ω resistance. Calculate the frequency of the supply.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The r-m-s value of V1=Vp sin ω t and V2=Vp cos ω t is _____ times Vp for a complete cycle. Here, Vp is peak voltage.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The average value of cos x for the interval 0,π2 is _____.

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The ratio of average value of alternating voltage for the time interval 0 to T2 and 0 to T4 will be

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

Average value of current in a.c circuit containing resistor is for time-interval 0 to T4