Ac Test
Ac Test
Chapter 7
1 Mark Questions:
Q.1. The instantaneous current and voltage of a.c. circuit are given by i = 10 sin 300 tA
and v = 200 sin 300 tV. What is power dissipation in the circuit?
Q.2. Mention the two characteristic properties of the material suitable for making core
of a transformer.
Q.3. Why is the use of A.C. voltage preferred over D.C. voltage? Give two reasons.
2 Mark Questions:
Q.5. State the underlying principle of transformer. How is the large scale transmission
of electric energy over long distance done with the use of transformers?
Q.6. Prove that an ideal capacitor, in an a.c. circuit does dissipate power.
Q.7. Derive an expression for the impedance of an a.c. circuit consisting of an inductor
and a resistor.
Q.8. A capacitor 'C', a variable resistor 'R' and a bulb 'B' are connected in series to the
ac mains in circuit as shown. The bulb glows with some brightness. How will the glow of
the bulb change if:
(i) A dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of the capacitor, keeping resistance
R to be the same:
(ii) The resistance R is increased keeping the same capacitance?
Q.9. Two electric bulbs P and Q have their resistances in the ration of 1:2. They are
connected in series across a battery. Find the ratio of the power dissipation in these
bulbs.
3 Mark Questions:
Q.10. A 100 𝝁 capacitor in series with a 40 ohm resistance is connected to a 100 𝑽𝟏 60
Hz supply calculate (i) the reactance (ii) the impedance (iii) maximum current in the
circuit.
Q.11. Obtain the resonant frequency 𝝎𝒓 of a series LCR circuit with L = 2.0H, C=32 𝝁𝑭
and 𝑹 = 𝟏𝟎 𝛀. What is Q-value of this circuit?
Q.12. A voltage V= 𝑉0 sin 𝜔𝑡 is applied to a series LCR circuit. Derive the expression for
the average power dissipated over a cycle.
Under what condition (i) no power is dissipated even though the current flows through
the circuit?
(ii) Maximum power is dissipated in the circuit?
Q.13. An inductor 200mH, capacitor 500 F, resistor 10 are connected in series with a
100 V variable frequency a.c. source. Calculate the:
(i) frequency at which the power factor of the circuit is unity
(ii) current amplitude at this frequency
(iii) Q-factor
Q.14. The figure shows a series LCR circuit with L = 5.0 H, C = 80 𝝁F, R = 40 ohm
connected to a variable frequency 240 V source. Calculate
(i) The angular frequency of the source which drives the circuit at resonance.
(ii) The current at the resonating frequency.
(iii) The rms potential drop across the capacitor at resonance.
5 Marks Questions:
Q.18. Draw a schematic diagram of a step-up transformer. Explain its working
principle. Deduce the expression for the secondary to primary voltage in terms of the
number of turns in the two coils. In an ideal transformer, how is this ratio related to the
currents in the two coils?
How is the transformer used in large scale transmission and distribution of electrical
energy over long distances?
Q.19. Prove that an ideal inductor does not dissipate power in an a. c. circuit.
Q.25. (a) Derive the relationship between the peak and the value of current in an a.c.
circuit.
(b) A step-up transformer converts a low voltage into high voltage. Does it not violate
the principle of conservation of energy? Explain.
Select the answer to these questions from the codes given below:
A) If both Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason i s the correct explanation
of the Assertion.
B) If both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason i s not the complete
explanation of the Assertion.
C) if Assertion is true, but Reason is false
D) if both Assertion and Reason are false