MHT CET202522 Apr 2025Evening ShiftPhysicsAlternating CurrentActual
A coil has inductance 2 H . The ratio of its reactance when it is connected first to an a.c. source and then to a d.c. source is
Options
- A-1
- Bzero
- C+1
Correct answer
C. +1
Step-by-step solution
The inductive reactance is defined as X_L = L , where = 2 f is the angular frequency. For an AC source ( f_ AC 0 ), the reactance is finite: X_L = 2 f_ AC L . For DC sources, the frequency is zero ( f_ DC = 0 ), yielding X_L = 2 0 L = 0 . The ratio of reactances is therefore: X_ L_ AC X_ L_ DC = 2 f_ AC L 0 = As this diverges, the answer is C .