A capacitor is connected across an ac generator whose frequency is 1100 Hz and whose peak output voltage is 200 V. The rms current in the circuit is 4.3 A. (a) What is the capacitance of the capacitor? (b) What is the magnitude of the maximum charge on one plate of the capacitor? Note: The ac current and voltage are rms values and power is an average value unless indicated otherwise. (a) Number IN Irms +9. Vsin 2π ft Units

A capacitor is connected across an ac generator whose frequency is 1100 Hz and whose peak output voltage is 200 V. The rms current in the circuit is 4.3 A. (a) What is the capacitance of the capacitor? (b) What is the magnitude of the maximum charge on one plate of the capacitor? Note: The ac current and voltage are rms values and power is an average value unless indicated otherwise. (a) Number IN Irms +9. Vsin 2π ft Units

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Chapter15: Alternating-current Circuits

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Problem 50AP: A 700-pF capacitor is connected across an ac source with a voltage amplitude of 160 V and a...

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