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The power factor of wattless current is

A

Infinity

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1

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C

zero

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\frac{1}{2}

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Solution

The correct option is C zero
The power factor of an AC system is defined as the ratio of the real power flowing to the load, to the apparent power in the circuit.
In a wattless current real power is zeron and hence power factor is zero.

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