AC CIRCUITS

PRACTICE PROBLEMS 15. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t. Its
average value will be ____.
1. A choking coil is connected in series with a 50 microfarad A. 70.7 V C. 50 V
capacitor across a 40 cps supply. What is the inductance of the B. 63.7 V * D. 100 V
coil to give resonance?
A. 0.424 H C. 0.321 H 16. An impedance coil, in series with a resistor takes a current of
B. 0.317 H * D. 0.401 H 5 A when connected to a 100 Vac source. Using a voltmeter,
the voltage across the coil was found out to be 80 V and that
2. Determine the bandwidth of a resonant circuit that consists of a across the resistor equal to 30 V. Find the operating power
10 ohm resistance, a 1 mH inductor and a 2 nF capacitor in factor of the coil.
parallel. A. 0.56 * C. 0.54
A. 1694.38 Hz C. 1469.66 Hz B. 0.52 D. 0.58
B. 1591.57 Hz * D. 1652.52 Hz
17. An impedance is connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz source
3. An alternating voltage is given by e = 20 sin 314t. The time and takes a power of 4839 W leading power factor of 0.707.
taken by the voltage to reach -20 V for the first time is ___. What is the complex expression of this impedance?
A. 0.02 s C. 0.1 s A. 10 –j10 C. 10 –j5
B. 0.03 s D. 0.015 s* B. 10 –j0 D. 5 – j5 *
4. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 V. Its rms
18. A coil draws 10 A when connected across a 100 V source.
value is _____.
When a 10 ohm resistor is connected in series with the coil,
A. 63.7 A C. 70.7 A
the current is reduced to 6 A. Determine the resistance of the
B. 141.4 A D. 111 A *
coil.
5. A unity pf load of 1794 W is connected in parallel with a load A. 9.21 ohms C. 3.89 ohms *
of 1656 watts operating at a lagging pf of 0.6. If the line voltage B. 10.42 ohms D. 6.67 ohms
is 115 V, calculate the total current.
A. 33.8 A C. 39.6 A 19. A 24 cps sinusoidal emf wave has a maximum value of 340 V.
B. 35.7 A * D. 30.5 A Determine the instantaneous value of the emf 0.007 sec after
the wave passes through zero in a positive direction.
6. An impedance draws a current I = 10 cos (wt - 60˚) from a A. 310 V C. 307 V
voltage E = 220 sin (wt + 30˚). What is the power? B. 303 V * D. 301 V
A. 1800 W C. 2200 W *
B. 1450 W D. 1720 W 20. An inductive coil of resistance 12 ohms and inductance of
0.05 H, a non-inductive resistor of 20 ohms and a 40
7. A circuit takes a current of 7 A that lags behind the 231 V microfarad capacitor are connected in series across a 500 V,
source by 35˚. Determine the complex impedance. 50 Hz supply. Determine the power drawn.
A. 27 + j18.93 * C. 25 + j10.21 A. 1565 W C. 1575 W
B. 33 + j15.42 D. 36 + j17.29 B. 1557 W D. 1568 W *

8. A 10 ampere current is lagging the voltage by 47˚ and a 12 21. A 240-V, 60 cycle source is connected to a coil of wire that
ampere current is lagging the voltage by 58˚. What is the total has a resistance of 7.5 ohms and an inductance of 0.0477 H.
current in this situation? Solve the real power drawn.
A. 20.28 A C. 22.65 A A. 1135 W * C. 1202 W
B. 21.89 A * D. 23.72 A B. 1052 W D. 1216 W

9. The current and voltage to a load are expressed by i = 15 sin 22. What is the average voltage output of a half wave rectifier with
377t + 14 sin (1130t - 36˚) and e = 20 + 30 sin 377t + 50 sin an output of 100 volts peak?
(1130t + 20˚). Find the power factor of the circuit. A. 70.7 V C. 31.8 V *
A. 0.82 C. 0.77 B. 63.7 V D. 60.1 V
B. 0.88 D. 0.63 *

10. An impedance coil having an impedance of (10 + jX) Ω is 23. A reactor whose resistance is 24 ohms and a power factor of
connected in parallel with a 50-ohm resistance. The 0.60 is connected in series with a 50 uF capacitor across a
combination is connected across a 110-V AC source. If the 220 V, 60 Hz supply. The voltage across the reactor is
total power drawn by the circuit is 500 W, find the value of X. A. 200 V C. 312 V
A. 19.21 Ω * C. 12.42 Ω B. 180 V D. 276 V *
B. 10.52 Ω D. 15.24 Ω
11. An impedance and a condenser are connected in parallel 24. What will be the equation for a 25 cycle current sine wave
across 220-V, 60-Hz source. The current in the condenser is having an rms value of 30 A?
10 A, and the total current is 5 A and the power supplied to A. 30 sin 25t C.42.4 sin 50t *
the circuit is 440 W. What is the current in the other branch? B. 20 sin 25t D. nota
A. 4.605 A C. 4.732 A
B. 5.763 A D. 5.775 A * 25. A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken
from a single phase 250 volt supply. The reactive power of the
12. A coil modeled as a 50 micro-henry inductor in series with a
system is
5-ohm resistor. Specify the value of a capacitor to be placed
A. 1500 * C. 250
in series with the coil so that the circuit would resonate at 600
B. 2000 D. nota
kHz.
A. 1 nF C. 1.4 nF *
B. 2.5 nF D. 1.7 nF 26. An impedance draws a current I = 10 cos (wt - 30) from a
voltage v = 220 sin (wt + 30). What is the impedance?
13. A 110 V, 60 – Hz, inductive load draws (500 - j500) VA A. 15.6 – j15.6 C.19.1 – j11.1
complex power. A capacitor C is connected across the load to B. 15.6 + j15.6 D.11.0 + j19.1 *
bring the overall power factor to 0.866 lagging. Determine the
value of C.
A. 48.23μF C. 46.32 μF * 27. A series RC circuit is connected to a 230 volt, 60 cycle
B. 52.24 μF D. 43.15 μF source. If the power taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the
voltage drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the
capacitance of the capacitor.
14. A 20 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a capacitor A. 540 f C. 556 f *
across a 110-V, 40 c/s supply. If the total current taken is 6 A,
B. 530f D. 503 f
determine the capacitance of the capacitor.
A. 86.82 μF * C. 90.33 μF
B. 76.22 μF D. 89.34 μF
28. A non-inductive resistance in series with a condenser takes 7
A and absorbs 300 W when connected across a 110-V, 25 Hz 41. An RLC circuit is connected to a 200 V ac source. If the Q
mains. What non-inductive resistance must be connected in factor of the coil is 10, then the voltage across C at resonance
series with the circuit in order that it may take the same is
current from a 110-V, 60 Hz supply? A. 200 V C. 20V
A. 8.38 Ω * C. 6.87 Ω B. 2000V * D. 2V
B. 6.12 Ω D. 7.72 Ω
42. The impedance of the circuit is 10 ohms. If the inductive
29. A circuit has a resistance of R ohms in series with an susceptance is 1 mho, the inductive reactance of the circuit is
inductance of L henries. With a supply of 240-V, 50 Hz, the A. 10 ohms C. 100 ohms
power in the ciruit is 300 W and the voltage across R is 100 V. B. 1 ohm D. none *
Find the value of L.
A. 0.302 H C. 0.262 H 43. A circuit has an impedance of (1 –j2) ohms. The susceptance
B. 0.231 H * D. 0.142 H of the circuit in mho is
A. 0.1 C. 0.4 *
30. A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 70 B. 0.2 D. none of these
ohms. A capacitor is connected to produce resonance. The
source voltage is 120 V. What is the power drawn by the 44. At parallel resonance, the circuit draws a current of 2mA. If
circuit? the Q of the circuit is 100, then the current through the
A. 97.3 W * C. 92.2 W capacitor is
B. 95.8 W D. 96.4 W A. 2mA C. 200mA
B. 1mA D. none of these *
31. An impedance coil is connected in series with a 6-ohm
resistance. The combination is connected across a 120 – volt, 45. What capacitance must be placed in series with an
60-Hz source. If the voltage across the coil is 100 V while that inductance of 0.05 H so that when the frequency is 100Hz,
across the resistor is 30 V, determine the inductance of the the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
coil. A. 70.5 uF C. 5.70 uF
A. 0.043 H * C. 0.075 H B. 50.7 uF * D. 7.05 uF
B. 0.022 H D. 0.068 H
46. Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit which has
32. A circuit has a capacitance of 35 microfarad and an a resonant frequency of 3.6MHz and a Q of 218.
inducatanceof 0.2 henry. Calculate the resonant frequency of A. 606 kHz C. 16.5 kHz *
the circuit. B. 58.7 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
A. 65 Hz C. 60 Hz *
B. 50 Hz D. 55 Hz 47. An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when
connected across 220 V, 60 Hz source. What power will it
33. A series RC circuit is supplied with 150 V, 50 Hz supply. The absorb when connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains?
current & power drawn are 2.5 A and 100 W, respectively. A. 539 W C.439W
Determine the capacitance of the capacitor. B. 239 W D.339 W *
A. 58 μF C. 55 μF *
B. 67 μF D. 62 μF 48. If admittance is given as: Y = 0.006 – j0.08 mho, then the
resistance will be _______.
34. A 10 ohm resistor is connected in series with the following A. 25  C. 32 
series connected generators: e1 = 50 sin (377t + 40˚); e2 = 40 B. 52  D. nota
sin (377t + 20˚); and e3 = 80 sin 150t. Determine the power
delivered to the resistor. 49. Two alternators A and B deliver 100 and 150 A, respectively
A. 712.3 W * C. 823.1 W to a load. If these currents are out of phase by 30 electrical
B. 892.5 W D. 706.2 W degrees, determine the total current drawn by the load.
A. 201.5 A C. 215.4 A
35. An induction motor is rated 240-V, 150 A and 0.707 pf. What B. 250 A D. 241.8 A *
is the size of the capacitor in kVAR which must be placed in
parallel with the motor to improve the power factor to 0.95 50. A core of annealed sheet steel is wound with 1500 turns of
lagging? wire through which a current of 12mA is flowing. If the
A. 41.9 C. 24.2 length of the coil is 20 cm, find the magnetomotive force
B. 14.5 D. 17.1 * and field intensity.
A. NI = 18At, H = 90At/m*
36. Determine the impedance of a 30-ohm resistor connected in B. NI = 90At, H = 18At/m
series with a 159 μF capacitor at 25 Hz? C. NI = 60At, H = 14At/m
A. 40 Ω C. 60 Ω D. NI = 40At, H = 12At/m
B. 50 Ω * D. 100 Ω

37. What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 2 micro-

38. In an R-L series circuit ac circuit R = 10 ohms and XL = 10

39. The voltage in a circuit follows the law v = 100 sin wt. If the
frequency is 25 Hz, how long will it take for the voltage to rise
to 50 volts?
A. 1/50 s C. 1/300 s *
B. 1/100 s D. 1/600 s

40. An AC series circuit has R = 6 ohms, XL = 20 ohms, and Xc =