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PRE-U TEXT
Physics Volume 2

Chapter 23 Alternating Currents

Practice 23

At the end of this chapter you must know the following:

Alternating Current Through Resistors

Power

The RMS Value of Alternating Current

Alternating Current Through Inductors

Alternating Current Through Capacitors

STPM : 1999, P1/Q29; 2002, P1/Q5; 2005, P1/Q15; 2005, P1/Q16; 2005, P1/Q18
Reference : Pages 235 to 236

Guide

Alternating current through resistors

Definition current which reverses its direction at a constant frequency.

f=1 f = frequency
T

Angular frequency, = 2f

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Power

P = IV

V = IR

The RMS value of alternating current

Power produced by Irms = Power produced by ac

The RMS value of sinusoidal current and voltage

V = V0 sin t Pav = I2rms R

I = I0 sin t Irms = I0 Pav = Irms Vrms

Pav = 1 I0V0 2
2

= 1 I02R Vrms = V0
2 2

Alternating current through inductors

I = I0 sin t

VL = (LI0) sin (t + )

XL = V0 XL = inductive reactance
I0

V 0 = I0 X L

XL = L

XL = Vrms
I rms unit of XL = (ohm)

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Alternating current through capacitors

I = (CV0) sin (t + )

Vc = V0 sin t

V 0 = I0 X C

XC =1/C unit for XC is Ohm ( )

XC = V0 capacitive reactance
I0

XC = Vrms/Irms

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