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Question
A $10\mu\text{ }F$ capacitor is connected to a $210\text{ }V,50\text{ }Hz$ source as shown in figure. The peak current in the circuit is nearly ( $\pi = 3.14$ ):
Options
A.1.20 A
B.0.35 A
C.0.58 A
D.0.93 A
Solution
Sol. [Key Concept: AC through a capacitor — capacitive reactance]
Capacitive Reactance $X_{C} = \frac{1}{\omega C} = \frac{1}{2\pi fC} = \frac{1}{2 \times 3.14 \times 50 \times 10 \times 10^{- 6}}$
$$= \frac{1000}{3.14}$$
$$\begin{matrix} & V_{rms} = 210\text{ }V \\ & i_{rms} = \frac{V_{rms}}{X_{C}} = \frac{210}{X_{C}} \end{matrix}$$
$$\begin{matrix} \text{~}\text{Peak current}\text{~} & \ = \sqrt{2}i_{rms} = \sqrt{2} \times \frac{210}{1000} \times 3.14 = 0.932 \\ & \ \simeq 0.93\text{ }A \end{matrix}$$
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