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SOLUTION  ALTERNATING CURRENT [PART-A]

INCHAPTER EXERCISE-1 i 2   i1  i20 sin t 
2

Subjective:-  i 2  i12  i20

2
sin 2 t  2i1i20 sin t
1. 4.242 A Mean square of the current is given as
I0 6
I0  6A, I rms   2 1
2 2 I ms  i12  i20     0
 2
2 6 2
  4.414 =4.242 A  I ms  i12 
i20
2 2 2
i0 i0 2
2. , i20
2 2  I rms  I rms  i12 
2
i0  T / 2  0  T / 2 i0
i avg   e12  e22
T 2 6.
2
T T
i 02  0 The given AC voltage can be written as
i rms  2 2  i0
T 2 e  e1 sin t  e2 cos t

3 We substitute the below values in the above

3. I0
4 function to reduce it
1 T
  i0  i0
T e1  e0 cos …(i)
i avg 2 2 2
e2  e0 sin  …(ii)
T
i0 i0 3 This gives
   i0
4 2 4 e  e0 sin t   
V0 V0 Squaring and adding equation (i) and (ii), we
4. ,
2 3
get
1
 T  V0 e12  e22  e02
V
Va v g 2  0
T 2
 e0  e12  e22
Calculating rms value for T/2 time which
e0 e12  e22
will be equal to rms value for T time.  erms  
2 2
 2V0 / T 
2
T/2 .dt 8V02 1 V0
Vrms   0 T/2

3 8
 
3
Alternating Method:
We can calculate the RMS value of the given
2
i
5. i12  20 time function of voltage by using the formula
2
for RMS value given as
Total current in wire is given as
 1 2 /  2 
i  i1  i20 sin t erms    e dt 
 2 /  0
Square of current in the wire is given as
7. (a) 2.20 A; (b) 484 W

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8. 2.49 A T /4
T 
V
2
0 dt V02  
9. 212 ; 1.04A; 1.47A; 4
VRMS  0
T

doubled; halved T
 dt
The capacitive reactance is 0

1 T 
Xc  V02   2
2vC   4   V0  V0
T 4 2
1
 12. (d)
2(50Hz)(15.0  106 F)
 212 Average value of the function shown in
The rms current is graph is given as
T /2 T
V 220V
I 
XC 212
 1.04A
 V0 dt   V  dt
0

Vaverage  0
 T /2
0
The peak current is T /2 T /2
RMS value of the function shown in graph is
i m  2I  (1.41)(1.04A)
given as
= 1.47 A
T
This current oscillates between +1.47A and –
V
2
0 dt
1.47 A, and is ahead of the voltage by /2. Vrms  0
 V0
T
If the frequency is doubled, the capacitive
13. (d)
reactance is halved and consequently, the
A DC ammeter only measures DC current
current is doubled.
and when AC is passed through it then it
10. 7.85; 28 A
measures average value of current which is
The inductive reactance,
zero.
14. (b)
15. (d)

T
2
 i dt
iRMS  0
T
 dt
0
Objective: T
2
 i dt is maximum for (3)
11. (b) 0
Root mean square value is given as i
i0

T
2
 i dt is same for (1) and (2)
0

And least for (4)

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16. C INCHAPTER EXERCISE-2
The circuit current is given as
Vrms 200 22.
irms   5A
R 40 23. 0.08 H, 17.28 W
V
 i0  irms 2  7.07 A R   3
I
17. (d) V
iRMS  RMS
z
12V
2.4 
z
12
z  5
2.4
18. (d)  xL2  32  5  x2  4 
xL  L  4   L  0.08H
P  E rms .i rms cos 
1 1
XC    2500  106
  90 C 50
so P  0 8
Znew = 32  (8  4) 2  5 
19. B
As is clear from figure voltage leads the (VRMS ) 2
Power = cos 
znew
current by  / 2 .
12  12 3
20. A  
5 5
Here, Irms  15A = 17.28 
220 220
I0  2Irms  15 2A 24. volt; ; No.
2 2
Now, I  I0 sin t  I0 sin 2 vt 25. (20 A, /4)
V, I
1
 15 2 sin 2  50  v  220 2 sin t
600
i  20sin(t   / 4)
20
 15 2 sin  / 6 O T 9T/8
10 2 T/8 T/4 t
1 T/2 5T/8
 15 2 
2
15
 amp
2 26. (i) 33.83 mA;
21. D (ii) 202.98 V;
As is known from theory, instantaneous (iii) 96.83 V;
power developed has an angular frequency (iv) 0.01579s
(2). The impedance of RL series circuit is given
as
Z  R 2   2 L2
 Z  R 2 (2 fL)2
 Z  (6)2  (2  3.14  40  0.01)2

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(i) Effective current supplied by source is  20 
E 220 X L  L  2vL  2v  
I rms  rms   33.83mA  
Z 6.504  40  50  2000
(ii) The potential difference across the 1 1 1
resistance is given as XC   
C 2vc 2v  5  106
VR  I rms  R  33.83  6  202.98V
106
(iii) Potential difference across inductance   2000
is given as 10  50
VL  I rms  ( L)  33.83  (2  3.14  40  0.01)
Z  R 2  (X L  X C ) 2
 VL  96.83V
(iv) Phase angle between current and EMF = 502  (2000  2000) 2  50
is given as
 L  E v 230
  tan 1   Iv    4.6A
 R  Z 50
 2  3.14  40  0.01 31. (i) 80 V, 120 V, 60 V
   tan 1   (ii) 20 (iii) 100 V
 6 
   tan (0.4189)  2246'
1
(iv) 37°
Time lag corresponding to the above phase (i) Potential difference across resistance is
angle is given as VR  IR  5 16  80
Potential difference across inductance
  1
t  T   VL  I  ( L)  5  24  120V
360 360 f
Potential difference across condenser
2246'
 t   0.01579s VC  I  (1/ C )  5 12  60V
360  40
27. (ii) The impedance of circuit is given as
28. 12    1  
2

Z   R2    L  
Here, E v  12V, v  50Hz,
  C  
I v  0.5A,R  ?    / 3 radian
Z 16  (24  12)2  20 
2
E 12
Z v   24
I v 0.5 (iii) The voltage of AC supply is given as
X E  IZ  5  20  100V
From tan   L  tan  / 3  3 (iv) Phase angle between current and
R voltage is given as
XL  3R   L  (1/ C ) 
  tan 1  
As R 2  X L2  Z2  R 
 R 2  ( 3R)2  Z2  24  24  24  12 
   tan 1  
24  24  16 
R  12
4    tan 1 (0.75)  37
29. (20V)
32. ( 33.33  F )
V  VR2  V22 The phase difference between current and
voltage is given as
 162  122   55  10  45
= 20 V
From the given equations of current and
30. 4.6 A
Here, R = 50 voltage we can see that voltage is leading in
20 5 5  106 phase over current.
L  H,C  F  F
  
For a series RLC circuit we use
E v  230V, v  50Hz,I v  ?

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tan   tan 45  1 1 1  2
C 
 L  (1/ C ) 42 v 2 L 4  2  502  4
 tan   1
R  25  106 F  25F
 L 
1
R ... (i) Z  R  100
C E 200
Iv  v   2A
  1  
2 Z 100
 Z  R2    L  
C  
Objective
  35. D
Through C, current leads the source voltage
 Z  ( R 2  R 2 )  1.141 R
by 90°. Through L, current lags behind the
E0 141.4 source voltage by 90°. Through R, current is
 Z   28.28
I0 5 in phase with source voltage. Phase diff. of
 1.414 R  28.28  / 3 is not possible in all the three cases.
 R  20  Choice (d) is correct.
... (ii)
36. D
From equation (i) we have Phase difference in 2 = time difference in
1
  20 T.
C 
1 Phase difference in .
 (3000  0.01)   20 4
3000C T
1 = time difference in
 30  20  8
3000C
1 1
1 T  seconds
 C  33.33  106 F f 50
3000  10
 C  33.33  F Time difference in
T

1
 2.5 m.s
33. 5A 8 50  8
Here, E v  200V, v  50Hz; 37. C
VR  200V,VC  250V,VL  250V Power dissipated in AC circuit is given as
Now, VR  VC  VL P  Vrms irms cos
 200  250  250  700, 100 100  103 
P   cos
Which is greater than the source voltage 200 2 2 3
V. This is because voltage across C and L 10  10
4 3
1 10
are in opposite phase and cancel out. The P    2.5 W
2 2 4
sum continues to be 200 V, the source
38. B
voltage.
E E 200
Iv  v  v   5A
Z R 40
34. 2A
4
Here, R  100, L  2 H,

E v  200v, v  50Hz,C  ?
E 2v
1 E2
Iv  ? P   v
R 2 2 2R
As current is in phase with voltage,
therefore, 39. D
1 Voltage across inductor leads current by
XC  XL ;  L, 
C And voltage across capacitor lags
1 1 2
C 2  
 L (2v) 2 L current by
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VL  
 
 500 
 100  10  
1
I Z  100   2 
2 3

     500  6 
 2 
  
  5  10  
VC  
 Z  100 2   1.41.4 
40. B,C Circuit current is given as
In series RLC circuit, impedance is given
as e 150 2
2
i   1.5 A
 1  Z 100 2
Z  R2    L 
 C  Average power dissipated across resistance
1 1
If   then we have  L  so is given as
LC C
P  i 2 R  1.5 100  225 W
2
circuit impedance is inductive and if
1 1
 then we have  L  so Across inductor and capacitor being
LC C
reactive circuit components no average
circuit impedance is capacitive.
1 power is consumed.
If  L  then circuit impedance is
C Hence all options are correct.
purely resistive and power factor will be
unity.
41. D INCHAPTER EXERCISE-3

Zold = (3R)2  R2  10 R Subjective:-

Znew = (3R  R)2  R 2  5R 45. 63 nF.
R This is an LCR series circuit. The current
 Power factor new Z new will be maximum when the net reactance is
 zero. For this,
 Power factor old R
1
Z old  L
C
 2
1
(D) is correct C 2
42. C L
Voltages in the given circuit are related as 1
4  (2.0 103 s 1 ) 2 (0.1H)
2
V 2  VR2  VL  VC 
2

= 63 nF.
 VR  V  220 V 20
46.  2H
Circuit current is given as 2
220 47. 12 A
i  2.2 A
100 The resistance of the coil is
43. D
At resonance net voltage across L and C in 6V
R  0.5
series is zero so reading of V4 is zero. 12A
44. A,B,C,D In the AC circuit, the current is in phase
For a series RLC circuit, impedance is with the emf. This means that the net
given as reactance of the circuit is zero. The
2
 1  impendence is equal to the resistance, i.e.
Z  R2    L 
 C  Z = 0.5  .
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The rms current Further, a phase difference between
rms voltage 6V currents through inductor L and capacitor
=   12A
Z 0.5 C will be 180° or it is out of phase) So,
48. 0.5 A two currents will be equal in magnitude
For a series LR circuit, impedance is given
but opposite in phase thus current through
by
R will be zero in this circuit.
50. The first circuit is a series LCR circuit.
The impedance for this circuit is
2
 1 
Z  R 2   L  
 C 
At resonance, we have
1
L 
C
ZR
The current in the circuit at resonance is
given as
V V
I 
Z R
In the second circuit, the inductor and the
capacitor are connected in parallel and

V hence the potential difference across each

49. ( , 0)
R will be the same.
The first circuit is a series LCR circuit. The At resonance, we have
impedance in this circuit is given as L
Z  [ R 2  { L  (1/ C )}2 ] X L  XC  L 
C
In state of resonance we have
So, the current in both inductor and
1
L  capacitor will be equal in magnitude. Also,
C
and Z R we know that the phase difference between
The current in the circuit at resonance is
given as currents through the inductor L and the
V V capacitor C will be 180° or the currents in
I 
Z R them will be out of phase. So, we conclude
In the second circuit, the inductance and
that the two currents will be equal in
capacitance are joined in parallel. The
magnitude but 180° out of phase and hence
potential difference across each will be the
the current through the resistor R will be
same. At resonance
zero in this circuit.
X L  X C ( L  1/ C ) and hence the
current in both will be equal in magnitude.

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Objective:- 1000 250
 f0   Hz
4 
51. A
59. C
At resonance, X L  XC
For the given circuit, the current flowing
V V V
I   through the capacitor is
Z R  (X L  X C )
2 2 R
V V
52. A I2  
XC 3
53. B
where, V is the rms value of the ac input.
54. A
Similarly, the current I1 flowing through
Power loss in series R-L-C circuit fed by
the resistor is
a.c. is
V V
 E v I v cos  I1  
R 4
Power loss is maximum when
The current I2 leads the applied voltage by
cos   max.i.e.,   0 . It means, current a phase angle of 90° whereas the current I1
and voltage are in phase. is in phase with the applied voltage.
55. D V/3 4
tan   
As Z  R 2  (X L  XC ) 2 , therefore, Z V/4 3
   53
cannot be increased by increasing the
60. D
voltage of the source.
61. D
56. A
I  (IC  I L ) 2  I R2
2
 1 1  1
IV     2
 XC XL  R
2
 1 1 1
 I  100    
 20 10  400
200
57. C I 2
20
1 L  I  5 2A
As Q 
R C
INCHAPTER EXERCISE-4
Quality factor can be improved by
decreasing. R. Subjective
58. C 62. Zero
1 63. 1350
f0 
2 LC Here, Ip  15A,EP  100V,
1   90%,P0  ?ES  ?IS  3A
 f0 
2 8(0.5  106 )

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Output power ES IS Output power
As     ESIS  5500  2  11000 watt
Input power E P I P
P EI 80 11000 50
90 E 3 F  0  S S   
  S ; Pi E P I P 100 220I P I P
100 100  15
50  5
 IP   62.5 A
90  100  15 4
ES   450V
3  100 67. 300
Output power = P0  ESIS For a step down transformer,
450  3  1350 W n s Es 220 1
  
64. 8A n P E p 2200 10
Here, np 3000
ns    300
10 10
 1 
68. q  Q0 sin  t 
 LC 2 

69. I  (0.2 A) sin t

65. 500

70. 1.1  103 s 1

71. 39.8 Hz
v  ?L  400mH  400 103 H,
1 1
v 
2 LC 2 400 103  40 106
1000
  39.8Hz
8
Objective
66. 62.5 A
72. B
Here, E p  220V,IS  2A,
73. A
nP 1
 ;ES  ?,I P  ?ESIS  ?
n S 25
E n
As S  S
EP n P
E
 S  25, E S  5500 V
220

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74. C Q 640  106
From (1) & (2) : 
2 16
6
 Q  80  10 C
Q 80
C    F  5  F
16 16
83. A,C
75. D For the given situation
q di
L 0
C dt
d 2q q
 2
 0
dt LC
Comparing with standard differential
76. B
77. D equation of SHM for oscillation of q which
78. C is given as
A transformer cannot produce a.c. power.
79. D d 2q
2
  2q  0
dt
The solution to above equation is given as
q  q0 cos t
80. C and i  q0 sin t
According to given conditions
q2  2
 Li
2C 2
q0 cos2 t 1 2 2 2
  Lq0  sin t
2C 2
 cot 2 t  1
 3 5 7
 t  , , , .........
81. A 4 4 4 4

I
dq
 q0 cos t 
dt
 LC 3 LC 5 LC 7 LC
dI d 2 q t , , , ..............
   q0 2 sin  t 4 4 4 4
dt dt 2

dI
maximum at sin t  1 Exercise-1
dt
 dI  1
   q0 2  84. [B]
 dt max LC
i = 4 sin (100t + 30º)
82. A 
= 4 sin (100 t + )
2 6
Q Q
 640  J .....(1)  16V ...(2)
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(100 t + /6) is equal to /2 because sin is I0sin  = 0.5 A
Z = 311 .
max.
E = 311 sin (100 t)
  E0 311
So 100 t + = and I0 = = = 1A.
6 2 Z 311
  1
100 t = – sin  = or  = 30º
2 6 2
 1 Power factor
100 t = ; t = sec.
3 300 3
cos  =
85. [A] 2
E1 = E0 sin wt 89. [C]
100 VDC, I = 1A, 100 volt and 50 Hz
E2 = E0 cos wt 100
I = 0.5 A, R =
E = E1 + E2 1
= 100 .
E = E0 sin wt + E0 cos wt 100
Z= = 200 .
0.5
Erms =  E2 
Z2 = R2 + XL2 ; XL2 = Z2 – R2
Erms = (200)2 – (100)2
= XL = 100 3
XL 100 3 3
 E 02 sin 2 t  E 02 cos2 t  2E 0 sin t  E 0 cos t  L= = =
 100  
= 0.55 H
90. (A)
=  E 02  2E 02 sin t cos t  1
 L =
C
= E 02  E 02  sin 2t  {< sin 2t > = 0 = (2f) = 100 
1
Erms = E0 C=
2 L
86. [A] 1 1
= = = 10–5
I2 = t; I = t (100 ) 2
105
4
2tdt 4 = 10 µF
1  t2 
2
I rms = =   91. [D]
( 4  2) 2  2
 2  1 
2
R 2   L 
 
1 2 4 1 Z=
= t = [16 – 4] = 3   C
2
4 4 2
  1 
I rms = 3 A = R 2  2fL 
87. [D]  2 fC 
if f = 0 ;  = 0
2
i dt then z = 
i rms  if f =  ;  = 
 dt  then z = 
(9  36sin t  36sin t)dt V
 i =
2
=0
 z
 dt in both case i is zero Ans (D)
 9  18  3 3 92. [C]
i = i1 cos t + i2 sin t

88. [B] or i = i12  i 2 2 sin (t + )

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1 98. [C]
its rms value = (i12 + i22)1/2
2 V2
R=
93. [D] P
220  220
Peak value of = = 484 .
100
2
I = 4 sin t + 4 sin (t + ) 100 W
3
2 484  484 
I1 = 4 sin t and I2 = 4 sin (t + )
3
I = 42  42  2  4  4 cos120
484 
I = 42  I = 4 Ans.
Peak value = 4
94. [D] 220V (50 Hz)
Given:
I = 20 sin (100 t + /3) Req =
968  484
= 322.67 .
VL = L I0 sin (/3 + /2) at t = 0 968  484
= L I0 cos /3. V2
P=
1
= 100  × 0.1 × 20 × R eq
2
220  220
= 314 volt Ans. = = 150 watt
95. [B] 322.67
99. [B]
Refer to figure given in question. In steady
E = 75 sin t
condition capacitor acts as an open circuit, so
I = 1.5 sin (t + 45º)
impedance offered is infinite.
From this there is no inductor in the black
96. [C]
box.
Refer to figure given in question
B1 and B2 are identical PD across each will Exercise-2
depend on XL for B1 and XC for B2. XL and
XC depend on frequency of source. 100. 2000

97. [D]
Given 12 V DC., I = 4 A
and 12 V AC, 50 rad/s
I = 2.4 A.
L=?
12V
R= = 3 (resistance of coil]
4A
V 12
and Z = = = 5.
I 2 .4
Z2 = R2 + XL2
XL2 = Z2 – R2
= 25 – 9 = 16
XL = 4.
XL 4
L= =
 50
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101. 490

102. (10)

105. (D)
103. 282.84

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108. (D) 111. (C)

(a) phase difference b/w current & voltage in

a purely resistive AC circuit is zero
(b) phase difference b/w current & voltage

in a pure inductive AC circuit is ; current
2
lags voltage. 112. (A)
(c) phase different b/w current & voltage in

a pure capacitive AC circuit is ; current
2
lead voltage.
(d) phase difference b/w current & voltage
in an LCR series circuit is
 X  XL 
 tan 1  C 
 R 
109. (C)
113. (3)

110. (D)

So, band with of resonance circuit will

increases.

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114. (D)

119. (500)
115. (125)

116. (A)

In capacitor, current lead voltage by
2
117. (C)
(a) For xL > xC, voltage leads the current (ii)
(b) For xL = xC, voltage & current are in
same phase (i)
(c) For xL < xC, current leads the voltage (iv)
(d) For resonant frequency xL = xC, current is
120. (A)
maximum (iii)
118. (A)

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122. (A) 124. (11)
For maximum average power

123. (B)
2022
125. A

126. 242

127. C
if R  0, P  0
128. A

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129. B

130. A

133. D

134. 15

131. 22

135. 100

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136. 0

141. B

142. B

137. C

138. 5

143. 44

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2023
147. 3
144. 3

148. a

149. 100

145. C

150. 8

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151. 3872 60000
ip  5
12000
v p 12000
Rp    2400
ip 5
Vs 120 120
Rs    120 
is 60000 / 120 60000
120
  0.240  240m
500
152. a 159. (d)
C

A
E
Given alternating AC source E = 36
153. 1584
sin(120 t ) v & capacitor C = 150 F
using Q = CV
we can write Q = ( CE0 sin t )
dQ
current i   (CE 0  cos t)
dt
154. a max. value of current i0  CE0
155. 25
or i 0  150  106  36  120
156. c
157. 40  2.03A
160. (d)
Power is more when total impendence of ckt
in minimum

161. (d)
V
I  230  300  200  1012  13.8A
XC
162. (c)
'  
158. 240
1 1
vs N s 
 L'C' LC
vp Np
120 N L'C'  LC
  s
12000 N p L '(4C)  LC
Ns 1 L
     (i) L' 
N p 100 4
For an ideal transformer, input power = 3L
output power Inductance must be decreased by
4
And power is given by P = iV 163. (c)
i p Vp  is Vs  60000W c 3 108
   5m
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3
164. (b) 100 100  10  
EI    cos  
Efficiency = S S 2 2 3
E P IP
104 1
0.8 
240IS    103
4000 2 2
10
IS 
3200
 13.33A   2.5W
240 4
165. (b) 170. (a)
1 E
I   0 E 02  c C
2 B
1 E
I   8.85  1012  4  104  3  108  3  108
2 B
I  53.1 W / m 2 E 9.6
B 
166. (c) 3  10 8
3  108
8
B  3.2  10 T
ˆ  vˆ  Eˆ
B
 ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
So,
ˆ
B  3.2 108 kT
171. (b)
Given E  E0 cos(t  kz)iˆ
E
167. (1) B  0 cos(t  kz)ˆj
C
ˆ  Eˆ  B
C ˆ
172. (a)
1 N1 100
   2  22V
2 N2 10
22
I  1mA, V0  7V
22  103
173. (c)
E  25sin(1000 t)
1
168. (c) cos  
Ampere – Maxwell law 2
LR circuit

R 1 1
Initially   1
1L tan  tan 45
XL  1L
2  21 , given
169. (c)  L 2 L
Pavg  Vrms Irms cos() tan  '  2  1
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1
cos  ' 
5
174. (b)
Rising half to peak
t = T/6
182. 8
2   1
t     3.33ms
6 3 300 300
175. (d)
Maxwell’s equation
176. (45)
Pi  2300  5watt
P0  2300  5  0.9  230  I2

I2  45A
183. a
177. (a)
1
U E  0 E 2
2
1
U E   8.85  1012  (50) 2
2
 1.106  108 J / m3
178. (d) 184. 50
 P   IV cos 
20 10
   cos 60
2 2
= 50W
179. (b)
1 B2
0 E 2 
2 20 185. 10

1
E  CB and C 
0 0
180. d
For pure capacitive circuit, I lead by 90° to
V For pure inductive circuit, V lead by 90° 186. d
to I At series LCR resonance, I and V are in Statement I : True
same phase. Statement II : True
For LCR series circuit, V and I may suffer Current in purely resistive circuit is equal to
some phase difference. current in LCR circuit with same resistance
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187. 250

188. d

193. (10)

189. 22

190. c 194. b

191. 4 Exercise-3

195. B
Initial current in the inductor is given as
10
Ii  1A
10
192. (a)
 1  LIi  500 mWb = 0.5 Wb
Final current through inductor in steady state
after closing the switch is given as
20
If  4A
5
  f  LI f  0.5  4  2 Wb

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196. C
Angle between I1 and I2 is
V
I1 VL
V 
tan1  L 
 R 
V I2
VR
 X 
 tan 1  L 
2  R 
197. A
 v R 100
z  100   cos   
 I  z 2
 1 
(100)2   
 C  201. [B,C]
1 R C
z  R( xL  xC ) 
2
198. [A]
E = E0sin(100t)
~
= 100 rad/s. 2
 1 
from graph, current leading voltage by /4. Z1  R 2
 
since R = 1000 .  C 
tan /4 = 1. R 4C
 XC = 1000 .
1
XC =
C
1 1
C= = ~
 XC 100  1000 2
 1 
or C = 10µF Z2  R 2
 
 4 C 
z1 > z2  IRA  IR
B
199. [B]
I KA I KB
V CA  ; V CB  ; VCB  VCA
R C C 4 C
202. [B]
coil
V 0,  R L r
~
2
 1 
Z= R2   2
 C 
Voltage drop across
 increased z decreased Resistance = VR
 current in circuit increase 
 Bulb glow brighter. VR = iR = 450 sin (1000 t – )
6
200. A, C, D
203. [A]
XL
Z


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Place different between V & i is  and it is 1
 tan =
 XL 3
equal to tan  =
4 Rr 
XL = L  1000 × 0.1 = 100  V lead i by
6
R = 90  207. [D]
 100
tan = Device Y can not be pure inductor or
4 90  r
90 + r = 100 capacitor because in this case phase
resistance of coil
difference is 90º
r = 10  Ans
204. [C] 208. [A  r,s,t; B  q,r,s,t;C  p,q;
Voltage drop across the coil D  q,r,s,t]
5 For (p) Insteady state when I = constant
= x 2L  r 2 × irms = × 100 2  10 2
2 VL = 0 = V1
5 50 So V2 = V Option (C)
= × 10 101 = 101
2 2
For (q) V1 = 0 again as I = constant
205. [D] V2 = V
 Also V2 = IR  Propotional to I.
In device X V lead i by
3
Option (B), (C), (D)
 In device X inductor & resistance must
For (r) XL = L = (100 ) 6 × 10–3 1.88 

be present, in device Y i lead V by R = 2
6
V1 = I XL; V2 = IR
 In device Y capacitor and resistance
must be present. So V2  V1

206. [D] V2  I

When both device are connected in series also V1  I Option (A), (B), (D)
XL For (s) V1 = I XL
1
V2 = I XC where XC = 1061 
2R C

again V1  I; V2  I, I  0
XC
Option (A), (B) (D)
X  XC X  XL
tan  = L or C
2R 2R For (t) V1 = IR when R = 1000 
When they were connected individually then V2 = I XC when XC 1061 
 X
tan = L V2 > V1
3 R
XL = 3 R V1, V2  I and I  0
 X
tan = C Option (A), (B), (D)
6 R
R
XC =
3
X  XC  R   1 
tan = L =  3R    
2R  3   2R 

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Electromagnetic Waves : [Part-B]

Previous Year Questions JEE Main 2017-2024

Previous Year Questions JEE Main

2017-2021
1. A
Electric field amplitude is released to B0 with
speed of EM wave as
c  E0 / B0
 E0  cB0 4. B
As wave is travelling along –X direction so vector
E  B must be along the direction of propagation
of EM wave i.e. along  î direction. So here
Electric field can be given as
E  E0 sin(kx  t)kˆ
E  cB0 sin(kx  t)kˆ
2. C
As we know for an EM wave we use
B
 (2E 0 k sin kz cos t)
t
B  2E0 ksin kzcos t

3. C

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6. C 10. B

Propagation

7. C

11. B

8. C

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12. C

13. B

17. D

14. B

18. B

15. C

19. C

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20. C

21. A

25. A

22. C

26. B

27. A

23. B

24. C
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33. D

29. C

34. B

35. 194

30. C

31. B

36. B

37. 15
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38. 667 43. 3

44. 6

39. 2

45. C

40. 137
46. C

47. C

41. A

48. A
42. A

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49. C

56. D

50. B

JEE Main 2022

57. C

51. A

52. C
58. B

53. A 59. A

54. 2

55. 500

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60. C

66. (A)

67. (C)

68. (D)

61. B

69. (B)
62. A 70. (B)
63. C

64. B

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JEE Main 2023 80. c
71. A

72. A 81. d
 E0
C 
k B0
73. A

82. c

Hence according to vector cross produce

magnetic field should be positive x direction.
74. D 83. c)

75. A

76. C
77. B
84. (d)
Based on theory
Direction of propagation is x-axis
78. D

2024
79. d

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