NEET2019PhysicsAlternating CurrentActual
Assertion : A capacitor of suitable capacitance can be used in an AC circuit in place of the choke coil. Reason : A capacitor blocks DC and allows AC only.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
We can use a capacitor of suitable capacitance as a choke coil, because average power consumed in an ideal capacitor is zero. Therefore, like a choke coil, a condenser can reduce AC without power dissipation.