A 40 μF capacitor is connected to a 200 V , 50 Hz AC supply. The rms value of the current in the circuit is,…

A 40 μF capacitor is connected to a 200 V, 50 Hz AC supply. The rms value of the current in the circuit is, nearly:
  1. 2.05 A
  2. 2.5 A
  3. 25.1 A
  4. 1.7 A

Solution

Current flowing through the capacitor is given by,Irms=VXC=V1/Cω=VCω

⇒Irms=200×40×10−6×2π×50

⇒Irms=2.5 A

Asked in: NEET 2020 (Phase 1)

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