In the given circuit, the value of capacitor C that makes current I = 0 is _______ μF.
Correct Answer :
Solution :
The correct answer is 20.
From the given circuit diagram, the parameters are:
- An AC voltage source with voltage and angular frequency .
- A resistor of and an inductor with impedance connected in series with the source.
- A parallel network consisting of a vertical shunt inductor with impedance and a horizontal branch consisting of an inductor with impedance in series with the capacitor .
The equivalent impedance of the parallel combination is given by:
where is the impedance of the capacitor.
For the input current to be zero (), the total impedance of the circuit must be infinite. This occurs when the parallel combination behaves as an open circuit (i.e., its impedance becomes infinite):
This condition is satisfied when the denominator of is equal to zero:
Substitute the impedance values into the equation:
Combine the imaginary terms:
Rearranging the equation to solve for :
Substitute the angular frequency :
Convert the capacitance to microfarads (μF):
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