NEET2026PhysicsChapterActual
Given below are two statements regarding a full-wave rectifier equipped with a capacitor filter: Statement I: The fundamental frequency of the ripple voltage at the output of the full-wave rectifier is twice the frequency of the input AC supply. Statement II: For a fixed value of filter capacitance, increasing the load resistance will cause the amplitude of the output ripple voltage to increase. In the light of the a
Options
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer
C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
In a full-wave rectifier, the output is rectified for both half-cycles of the input AC supply. Thus, the fundamental frequency of the output ripple voltage is twice the input frequency ( f_ out = 2f_ in ). Statement I is correct. The peak-to-peak ripple voltage for a full-wave rectifier with a capacitor filter is given by V_ r = V_ p 2f R_ L C , where R_ L is the load resistance and C is the filter capacitance. For a fixed C , increasing R_ L increases the time constant = R_ L C , which reduces the discharge of the