Capacitive reactance of a capacitor in an $\mathrm{AC}$ circuit is 6 $\mathrm{k} \Omega$. If the same…

Capacitive reactance of a capacitor in an $\mathrm{AC}$ circuit is 6 $\mathrm{k} \Omega$. If the same capacitor is connected to an $\mathrm{AC}$ source of double the frequency, the capacitive reactance will become
  1. $6 \mathrm{k} \Omega$
  2. $3 \mathrm{k} \Omega$
  3. $1.5 \mathrm{k} \Omega$
  4. $8.5 \mathrm{k} \Omega$

Solution

As we know $\chi_{\mathrm{C}} \propto \frac{1}{\omega} \Rightarrow \frac{\chi_{\mathrm{C}_2}}{\chi_{\mathrm{C}_1}}=\frac{\omega_1}{\omega_2} \Rightarrow \chi_{\mathrm{C}_2}=6 \mathrm{k} \Omega \times \frac{\omega}{2 \omega}=3 \mathrm{k} \Omega$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (08 Jul Shift 1)

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