Here are some important and frequently asked numerical questions from the chapter AC Current (Alternating Current) for NEET and JEE preparation. These cover key concepts such as reactance, impedance, resonance, power, RMS values, and LC/RLC circuits.
🔢 Important Numerical Questions – AC Current
1. RMS & Peak Values
Q1. A sinusoidal AC voltage has a peak value of 325 V. Calculate the RMS value.
Formula: Vrms=Vpeak2V_{\text{rms}} = \dfrac{V_{\text{peak}}}{\sqrt{2}}Vrms=2Vpeak
2. Power in AC Circuit
Q2. An AC circuit has Vrms=220V_{\text{rms}} = 220Vrms=220 V, Irms=5I_{\text{rms}} = 5Irms=5 A, and a power factor of 0.8. Find the power consumed.
Formula: P=VIcosϕP = VI \cos\phiP=VIcosϕ
3. Reactance & Impedance
Q3. A 100 Ω resistor and a 100 mH inductor are connected in series across a 50 Hz AC supply. Calculate:
(a) Inductive reactance XLX_LXL
(b) Impedance of the circuit
(c) Current in the circuit if Vrms=220V_{\text{rms}} = 220Vrms=220 V
XL=2πfLX_L = 2\pi f LXL=2πfL
Z=R2+XL2Z = \sqrt{R^2 + X_L^2}Z=R2+XL2
I=VZI = \dfrac{V}{Z}I=ZV
4. Resonance in RLC Circuit
Q4. A series RLC circuit has R=20 ΩR = 20\,\OmegaR=20Ω, L=0.1 HL = 0.1\,\text{H}L=0.1H, and C=100 μFC = 100\,\mu\text{F}C=100μF. Calculate the resonant frequency.
Formula: f0=12πLCf_0 = \dfrac{1}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}f0=2πLC1
5. LC Oscillations
Q5. A capacitor of 10 μF10\,\mu\text{F}10μF is connected to an inductor of 0.5 H0.5\,\text{H}0.5H. Calculate the frequency of oscillation.
f=12πLCf = \dfrac{1}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}f=2πLC1
6. Power in Purely Inductive or Capacitive Circuit
Q6. In a purely inductive AC circuit with L=0.1L = 0.1L=0.1 H and a supply of 220 V at 50 Hz, calculate the current and average power consumed.
XL=2πfLX_L = 2\pi f LXL=2πfL,
I=VXLI = \dfrac{V}{X_L}I=XLV,
Power P=0P = 0P=0 (purely inductive)
7. Phase Difference
Q7. In an RLC series circuit, R=10 ΩR = 10\,\OmegaR=10Ω, L=0.1 HL = 0.1\,\text{H}L=0.1H, C=10 μFC = 10\,\mu\text{F}C=10μF, and supply frequency is 50 Hz. Calculate the phase angle between voltage and current.
XL=2πfLX_L = 2\pi f LXL=2πfL,
XC=12πfCX_C = \dfrac{1}{2\pi f C}XC=2πfC1,
tanϕ=XL−XCR\tan\phi = \dfrac{X_L - X_C}{R}tanϕ=RXL−XC
8. Time-Averaged Power
Q8. An AC source V=200sin(100πt)V = 200\sin(100\pi t)V=200sin(100πt) is connected to a resistor of 50 Ω50\,\Omega50Ω. Find the average power consumed.
RMS voltage Vrms=V02V_{\text{rms}} = \dfrac{V_0}{\sqrt{2}}Vrms=2V0,
P=Vrms2RP = \dfrac{V_{\text{rms}}^2}{R}P=RVrms2
9. Transformer Equation (JEE focus)
Q9. A step-up transformer increases voltage from 220 V to 2200 V. If the primary has 100 turns, find the number of turns in the secondary.
VsVp=NsNp\dfrac{V_s}{V_p} = \dfrac{N_s}{N_p}VpVs=NpNs
10. Energy Stored in Inductor
Q10. An inductor of 2 H carries a current of 3 A. Find the energy stored in it.
E=12LI2E = \dfrac{1}{2}LI^2E=21LI2
📌 Tips for NEET/JEE Preparation
NEET focuses more on formulas and direct applications. Units and basic definitions matter a lot.
JEE includes conceptual + numerical problems, often requiring deeper understanding and multi-step calculations.
Practice previous year questions and mock tests.
Memorize standard formulas (RMS, Power, Reactance, Resonance).
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