MHT CET202416 May 2024Evening ShiftPhysicsAlternating CurrentActual
A light bulb connected in series with a capacitor and an a.c. source is glowing with a certain brightness. On reducing the capacity of capacitance and frequency of source, the brightness of the lamp (respectively)
Options
- Ais reduced, is increased
- Bis reduced, is reduced
- Cis increased, is reduced
- Dis increased, is increased
Correct answer
B. is reduced, is reduced
Step-by-step solution
The capacitive reactance is given by X _ C = 1 2 fC If f or C is reduced, X _ C will also increase. This results in the increase of the total impedance of the circuit. Hence, both the current and brightness will decrease.