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Consider the statements on capacitive reactance. Statement I: As capacitance increases, the capacitive reactance also increases. Statement II: The capacitive reactance is independent of the source frequency.

Options

  1. AStatements I and II are incorrect.
  2. BStatement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect.
  3. CStatements I and II are correct.
  4. DStatement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct.

Correct answer

A. Statements I and II are incorrect.

Step-by-step solution

The capacitive reactance X_C of a capacitor is given by the formula: X_C = 1 C = 1 2 f C where C is the capacitance and f is the frequency of the AC source. From the formula, it is clear that X_C is inversely proportional to the capacitance C . Therefore, as capacitance increases, the capacitive reactance decreases. This makes Statement I incorrect. Also, X_C is inversely proportional to the source frequency f . Therefore, the capacitive reactance depends on the source frequency. This makes Statement II incorrect.

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