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An arc bridge has the following constants:
Arm AB - Capacitor of 0.5μF in parallel with 1kΩ resistance.
Arm AD - Resistance of 2kΩ
Arm BC - Capacitor of 0.5μF
Arm CD - Unknown capacitor of Cx and resistance Rx in series.
Frequency - 1 kHz
The dissipation factor is

A
3.14
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B
1.05
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C
6.28
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D
0.57
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Solution

The correct option is A 3.14

Rx=C1C3R2=0.5μF0.5μF×2k=2kΩ

Cx=R1R2×C3=1k2k×0.5μF=0.25μF

The dissipation factor is given by,

D=ωRxCx
=2×3.142×1000×2×1000×0.25×106

=3.142


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