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JEE Advanced 2026Paper 1
Exam
JEE Advanced
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2026
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Paper 1
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Physics
Chapter
Alternating Current

JEE Advanced 2026 · Paper 1 · Physics · Alternating Current

Consider a circuit consisting of a capacitor of capacitance C and a...

Consider a circuit consisting of a capacitor of capacitance CC and a coil with NN turns per unit length, cross sectional area SS and length dd, where d2≫Sd^2 \gg S. There is another coil of length d/2d/2, cross sectional area S/2S/2 and 2N2N turns per unit length completely inside the larger coil, as shown in the figure. The ends of this smaller coil are connected with each other by an insulated conducting wire. The self-inductance of the larger coil is LL. Neglecting edge effects and all the Ohmic resistances, the resonant frequency of the circuit is:

Consider a circuit consisting of a capacitor of capacitance C and a coil with N turns per unit length, cross sectional

Options

  1. A415 LC\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{15\, LC}}
  2. B65 LC\dfrac{6}{\sqrt{5\, LC}}
  3. C23 LC\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3\, LC}}
  4. D23 LC\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{3\, LC}}

Correct answer

C. 23 LC\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3\, LC}}

Step-by-step solution

Let the larger coil be coil 1 and the smaller coil be coil 2.

The self-inductance of the larger coil is given by:
L1=μ0n12A1l1=μ0N2Sd=LL_1 = \mu_0 n_1^2 A_1 l_1 = \mu_0 N^2 S d = L

The self-inductance of the smaller coil is:
L2=μ0n22A2l2=μ0(2N)2(S2)(d2)=μ0(4N2)(Sd4)=μ0N2Sd=LL_2 = \mu_0 n_2^2 A_2 l_2 = \mu_0 (2N)^2 \left(\dfrac{S}{2}\right) \left(\dfrac{d}{2}\right) = \mu_0 (4N^2) \left(\dfrac{Sd}{4}\right) = \mu_0 N^2 S d = L

The mutual inductance between the two coils is:
M=μ0n1n2AcommonlcommonM = \mu_0 n_1 n_2 A_{\text{common}} l_{\text{common}}
Since the smaller coil is completely inside the larger coil, the common area is S/2S/2 and the common length is d/2d/2.
M=μ0(N)(2N)(S2)(d2)=12μ0N2Sd=L2M = \mu_0 (N) (2N) \left(\dfrac{S}{2}\right) \left(\dfrac{d}{2}\right) = \dfrac{1}{2} \mu_0 N^2 S d = \dfrac{L}{2}

Let i1i_1 be the current in the larger coil and i2i_2 be the current in the smaller coil. The voltage across the larger coil is:
V=L1di1dt+Mdi2dtV = L_1 \dfrac{di_1}{dt} + M \dfrac{di_2}{dt}

Since the smaller coil is short-circuited, the net voltage across it is zero:
0=L2di2dt+Mdi1dt⇒di2dt=−ML2di1dt0 = L_2 \dfrac{di_2}{dt} + M \dfrac{di_1}{dt} \Rightarrow \dfrac{di_2}{dt} = -\dfrac{M}{L_2} \dfrac{di_1}{dt}

Substituting this into the first equation, we get the effective inductance LeqL_{\text{eq}}:
V=L1di1dt−M2L2di1dt=(L1−M2L2)di1dtV = L_1 \dfrac{di_1}{dt} - \dfrac{M^2}{L_2} \dfrac{di_1}{dt} = \left( L_1 - \dfrac{M^2}{L_2} \right) \dfrac{di_1}{dt}
Leq=L1−M2L2=L−(L/2)2L=L−L4=3L4L_{\text{eq}} = L_1 - \dfrac{M^2}{L_2} = L - \dfrac{(L/2)^2}{L} = L - \dfrac{L}{4} = \dfrac{3L}{4}

The resonant angular frequency of the circuit is:
ω=1LeqC=13L4C=23LC\omega = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{L_{\text{eq}} C}} = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{\dfrac{3L}{4} C}} = \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3LC}}

Answer: 23 LC\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3\, LC}}
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