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Alternating Current

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

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1. Introduction and Basic Ideas

  • AC voltage varies sinusoidally with time: v = v_m sin ωt.
  • AC current is the current driven by AC voltage.
  • AC is preferred for transmission because transformers can easily change voltage levels efficiently.
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2. AC Applied to a Resistor

  • For a pure resistor, current and voltage are in phase.
  • The current through a resistor follows the same sinusoidal form as the voltage.
  • Ohm's law works equally well for both AC and DC in a resistor.
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3. AC Applied to an Inductor and a Capacitor

  • In a pure inductor, current lags voltage by π/2.
  • In a pure capacitor, current leads voltage by π/2.
  • Phasors are rotating-vector representations, but voltage and current are scalar quantities.
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4. Series LCR Circuit, Impedance, and Resonance

  • In a series LCR circuit, the same current flows through R, L, and C.
  • The current amplitude depends on impedance Z.
  • Impedance is Z = √(R² + (X_C - X_L)²).

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An alternating voltage varies sinusoidallyThe rms current and voltageFor a pure resistorIn a pure inductorIn a pure capacitor

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