Resonance frequency of $L-C-R$ series AC circuit is $f_0$. Now inductance is reduced to $\frac{1}{4}$ times…

Resonance frequency of $L-C-R$ series AC circuit is $f_0$. Now inductance is reduced to $\frac{1}{4}$ times and capacitance is increased to 16 times, then the resonance frequency becomes.
  1. $\frac{f_0}{4}$
  2. $\frac{t_0}{2}$
  3. $2 f_0$
  4. $4 f_0$

Solution

Resonance frequency of series $L-C-R$ circuit, $ f_0=\frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{L C}}...(i) $ $\Rightarrow$ When inductance is reduced to $\frac{L}{4}$ and capacitance is increased to $16 \mathrm{C}$, then new value of resonance frequency, $ \begin{aligned} f_0^{\prime} & =\frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{4} \times 16 C}} \\ & =\frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{4 L C}}=\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{L C}} \\ & =\frac{f_0}{2} [from Eq (i)]\end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (06 Jul Shift 2)

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