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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Alternating Current

A 20 V AC  is applied to a circuit consisting of a resistor and a coil with negligible resistance. If the voltage across the resistor is 12 V, the voltage across the coil is

  1. A 16 V
  2. B 10 V
  3. C 8 V
  4. D 6 V
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(A) 16 V

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As the resistance and coil or inductor are in series with power supply, therefore the voltage in the inductor will lead the voltage in resistor by 90°, the phasor diagram is, So, Vnet=20 V=VR2+VI2 and given that VR=12 V Therefore, VI=202-122=16 V Hence, voltage across the…
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