Resistance, Reactance &

Impedance
Comparison of Capacitance & Inductance
Comparison of Capacitance & Capacitive Reactance
Comparison of Inductance & Inductive Reactance
 Numerical
Capacitive Reactance (Xc), Frequency (f) & Capacitance (C)

1. How much is XC for:

(a) 0.1 F at 1400 Hz?
(b) 47-pF at 10 MHz?
2. What C is needed for XC of 100 Ω at 3.4 MHz?
3. At what frequency will a 10-F capacitor have XC
equal to 100 Ω?
4. A 30 μF capacitor is connected across a 400 V,
50 Hz supply. Calculate:
(a) the reactance of the capacitor;
(b) the current.
 Numerical
Inductive Reactance (XL), Frequency (f) & Inductance (L)

5. A coil with negligible resistance has 62.8 V

across it with 0.01 A of current. How much is
XL ?
6. How much is XL of a 6-mH coil at 41.67 kHz?
7. Calculate L of a coil that has 15,700 Ω of XL at
12 MHz.
8. At what frequency will an inductance of 1 H
have a reactance of 1000 Ω?
Find: XC1, XC2, XC3 , XCT , I, VC1, VC2 ,VC3, CEQ
Find: XC1, XC2, XC3 , IC1, IC2 ,IC3, IT ,XCEQ ,CT
Solve for C1 , C2 , C3 , and CEQ if the applied
voltage has a frequency of 318.3 Hz.
Find: IC1, IC2 ,IC3, IT ,XCEQ
Class Work: Calculate VC1, VC2 ,VC3
Find: XL1, XL2, XL3 , XLT , I, VL1, VL2 ,VL3, LT
Find: XL1, XL2, XL3 ,IL1, IL2 ,IL3, IT ,XLEQ ,LEQ
Find: XLT , I, VL1, VL2 ,VL3
Find: IL1, IL2 ,IL3, IT ,XLEQ
Resistance, Reactance & Impedance
RC Circuit
 Series RC Circuit (Numerical)
1. If a 30-Ω R and a 40-Ω XC are in series with
100 V applied, find the following:
(a) ZT , I, VR , VC , and θZ.
(b) What is the phase angle between VC and VR
with respect to I?
(c) Prove that the sum of the series voltage
drops equals the applied voltage VT .
 Series RC Circuit (Numerical)
2. A capacitor of 8.0 μF takes a current of 1.0 A
when the alternating voltage applied across it
is 230 V. Calculate:
(a) the frequency of the applied voltage;
(b) the resistance to be connected in series
with the capacitor to reduce the current in the
circuit to 0.5 A at the same frequency;
(c) the phase angle of the resulting circuit.
 Parallel RC Circuit (Numerical)
1. A 30mA IR is in parallel with another branch
current of 40mA for IC . The applied voltage
VA is 72 V. Calculate IT , ZEQ , and θ1 .
RL Circuit
 Series RL Circuit (Numerical)
1. If a 30-Ω R and a 40-Ω XL are in series with
100 V applied, find the following:
(a) ZT , I, VR , VL , and θZ.
(b) What is the phase angle between VL and VR
with respect to I?
(c) Prove that the sum of the series voltage
drops equals the applied voltage VT .
 Series RL Circuit (Numerical)
2. A resistance of 7.0 Ω is connected in series
with a pure inductance of 31.8 mH and the
circuit is connected to a 100 V, 50 Hz,
sinusoidal supply (Fig). Calculate:
(a) the circuit current;
(b) the phase angle.
 Series RL Circuit (Numerical)
3. A pure inductance of 318 mH is connected in
series with a pure resistance of 75 Ω. The
circuit is supplied from a 50 Hz sinusoidal
source and the voltage across the 75 Ω
resistor is found to be 150 V (Fig). Calculate
the supply voltage.
 Parallel RL Circuit (Numerical)
1. What is the total Z of a 600-Ω R in parallel
with a 300-Ω XL? Assume 600 V for the
applied voltage.
 Series R, Xc & XL
1. Calculate ZT, I, and 𝜃 Z

1. A 27Ω R is in series with 54 Ω of XL and 27 Ω of XC.

The applied voltage VT is 50 mV. Calculate ZT, I, and 𝜃 Z.
 Parallel R, Xc & XL
1. The following branch currents are supplied
from a 50-mV source: IR 1.8 mA; IL 2.8 mA; IC
1 mA. Calculate IT , ZEQ , and 𝜃1 .
 Series & Parallel RLC circuit
1. Find: ZT, IT, VR1, VC1, VC2 ,VC3 ,VL1, VL2 and 𝜃Z
 Series & Parallel RLC circuit
2. Solve to find the equivalent circuit & the
simplified circuit impedance. Also determine
whether the equivalent circuit is RC or RL.