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AC Applied to a Resistor

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In an AC series circuit, the instantaneous current is maximum when the instantaneous voltage is maximum. The circuit element connected to the source will be

A

Pure indicator

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Pure capacitor

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Pure resistor

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Combination of a capacitor and an indicator

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Solution

The correct option is D Pure resistor
The circuit element connected to the AC source will be pure resistor. In pure resistive AC circuit, voltage and current are in the same phase.

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