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In a pure inductive AC circuit, the current lags the voltage by how many degrees?
In a pure inductive AC circuit, the current lags the voltage by how many degrees?
What is the role of a pure capacitor in an AC circuit?
What is the role of a pure capacitor in an AC circuit?
What will be the maximum value of current in a circuit containing only a pure capacitor?
What will be the maximum value of current in a circuit containing only a pure capacitor?
What is the impedance of an RC series circuit?
What is the impedance of an RC series circuit?
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Which of the following statements is true about an RL series circuit?
Which of the following statements is true about an RL series circuit?
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What determines the total opposition to current flow in an RLC series circuit?
What determines the total opposition to current flow in an RLC series circuit?
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What does XC represent in an RC series circuit?
What does XC represent in an RC series circuit?
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The current flowing through a pure inductive AC circuit will be maximum when sin(?t – p/2) equals:
The current flowing through a pure inductive AC circuit will be maximum when sin(?t – p/2) equals:
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What happens to a capacitor when the supply is off?
What happens to a capacitor when the supply is off?
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How is the total voltage calculated in an RLC series circuit?
How is the total voltage calculated in an RLC series circuit?
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What is the instantaneous value of an AC signal?
What is the instantaneous value of an AC signal?
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In an AC circuit with only pure resistance, what happens to the phase difference between voltage and current?
In an AC circuit with only pure resistance, what happens to the phase difference between voltage and current?
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What is the formula for calculating the average voltage in an AC circuit?
What is the formula for calculating the average voltage in an AC circuit?
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What happens to the current in a purely inductive circuit when compared to the voltage?
What happens to the current in a purely inductive circuit when compared to the voltage?
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What is the phase angle when XL is greater than XC in an RLC series circuit?
What is the phase angle when XL is greater than XC in an RLC series circuit?
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How is the RMS value of an AC wave calculated?
How is the RMS value of an AC wave calculated?
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In a purely resistive circuit, what happens to the power dissipation?
In a purely resistive circuit, what happens to the power dissipation?
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What happens to the power factor in an RLC series circuit when XL < XC?
What happens to the power factor in an RLC series circuit when XL < XC?
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What is the value of the peak voltage compared to the peak-to-peak voltage in an AC signal?
What is the value of the peak voltage compared to the peak-to-peak voltage in an AC signal?
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What is the impedance of an RLC series circuit when XL = XC?
What is the impedance of an RLC series circuit when XL = XC?
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Which type of AC waveform equals its average value to zero after a complete cycle?
Which type of AC waveform equals its average value to zero after a complete cycle?
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In an RLC series circuit, what type of circuit behavior results when XL < XC?
In an RLC series circuit, what type of circuit behavior results when XL < XC?
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What is the total opposition offered to the flow of current in an RLC circuit called?
What is the total opposition offered to the flow of current in an RLC circuit called?
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What does the phase angle being zero between voltage and current represent in an AC circuit?
What does the phase angle being zero between voltage and current represent in an AC circuit?
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How are alternate current and voltage represented in a purely resistive AC circuit?
How are alternate current and voltage represented in a purely resistive AC circuit?
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What is the reactance of the resistor in the given RLC series circuit?
What is the reactance of the resistor in the given RLC series circuit?
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Which element voltage lags the current by 90 degrees in an RLC series circuit?
Which element voltage lags the current by 90 degrees in an RLC series circuit?
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What is the power factor of the given RLC series circuit?
What is the power factor of the given RLC series circuit?
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How does the circuit behave when XL > XC?
How does the circuit behave when XL > XC?
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What is the term for the highest positive or negative value obtained by an alternating quantity in a single full cycle?
What is the term for the highest positive or negative value obtained by an alternating quantity in a single full cycle?
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Which term refers to a collection of positive and negative values that completes one full cycle?
Which term refers to a collection of positive and negative values that completes one full cycle?
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What happens to the phase angle in an RLC series circuit when XL = XC?
What happens to the phase angle in an RLC series circuit when XL = XC?
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What does the term 'Instantaneous value' represent in an AC circuit?
What does the term 'Instantaneous value' represent in an AC circuit?
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How is frequency defined for an alternating quantity?
How is frequency defined for an alternating quantity?
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What is the waveform in an AC circuit?
What is the waveform in an AC circuit?
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What term refers to the time taken by a voltage or current to complete one cycle in an AC system?
What term refers to the time taken by a voltage or current to complete one cycle in an AC system?
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What is the peak-to-peak value in an AC signal?
What is the peak-to-peak value in an AC signal?
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Which parameter is measured in hertz or cycle per second in an AC circuit?
Which parameter is measured in hertz or cycle per second in an AC circuit?
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What represents the shape created by plotting alternating voltage or current values against time or angle in an AC system?
What represents the shape created by plotting alternating voltage or current values against time or angle in an AC system?
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Which term denotes the maximum values of voltage and current in an AC circuit?
Which term denotes the maximum values of voltage and current in an AC circuit?
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