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ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES · - Reactance; inductance; capacitance; impedance; impedance transformation; resonance

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What occurs in an LC circuit at resonance?

  1. ACurrent and voltage are equal
  2. BResistance is cancelled
  3. CThe circuit radiates all its energy in the form of radio waves
  4. DInductive reactance and capacitive reactance cancel
Why At resonance the inductive reactance XL = 2πfL and the capacitive reactance XC = 1/(2πfC) are equal in magnitude, and because they act in opposite directions (one leads, one lags by 90 degrees) they cancel each other out. That leaves the circuit looking purely resistive, with no net reactance and zero phase angle between voltage and current. The frequency where this happens is f = 1/(2π√LC).
Watch out Resistance is not cancelled at resonance; only the two reactances cancel, and whatever resistance is present is exactly what remains to set the impedance and limit the current.
Resonance = XL = XC, reactances cancel, only R is left. Resistance never cancels.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of G5A

  1. G5A01 What happens when inductive and capacitive reactance are equal in a series LC circuit?
  2. G5A02 What is reactance?
  3. G5A03 Which of the following is opposition to the flow of alternating current in an inductor?
  4. G5A04 Which of the following is opposition to the flow of alternating current in a capacitor?
  5. G5A05 How does an inductor react to AC?
  6. G5A06 How does a capacitor react to AC?
  7. G5A07 What is the term for the inverse of impedance?
  8. G5A08 What is impedance?
  9. G5A09 What unit is used to measure reactance?
  10. G5A10 Which of the following devices can be used for impedance matching at radio frequencies?
  11. G5A11 What letter is used to represent reactance?
  12. G5A12 What occurs in an LC circuit at resonance?
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