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An alternating emf of 100 V50 Hz is applied across a 10 μF capacitor and 100 Ω resistor in series. Calculate the reactance of the capacitor, the current flowing and the average power supplied.

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According to the given data , reactance of the capacitance, XC=1ωC=12π×50×10×106=318.5Ω'
Hence , impedence ,Z=R2+X2C=1002+318.52=333.89=334Ω
so, current flowing Irms=VZ=100334=0.299=0.30A
average power ,pav=I2rmsR=0.32×100=0.9W

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