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QJEEM25Ph4875: JEE Main 2025 Physics - Class 12 JEEM25Ph4875 Solution: In a series LCR circuit, a resistor of , a capacitor of 25 nF…

In a series LCR circuit, a resistor of 300Ω300 \Omega , a capacitor of 25 nF and an inductor of 100 mH are used. For maximum current in the circuit, the angular frequency of the ac source is _________ ×104\times 10^4 radians s−1\mathrm{s}^{-1}

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ω=1LC\omega = \frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}}

For a series LCR circuit, the maximum current occurs at resonance, where the inductive reactance equals the capacitive reactance. Given the values:

Inductance: L=100 mH=0.1 HL = 100 \, \text{mH} = 0.1 \, \text{H}

Capacitance: C=25 nF=25×10−9 FC = 25 \, \text{nF} = 25 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{F}

we first calculate the product LCLC :

LC=0.1×25×10−9=2.5×10−9LC = 0.1 \times 25 \times 10^{-9} = 2.5 \times 10^{-9}

Next, compute the square root of the product:

LC=2.5×10−9\sqrt{LC} = \sqrt{2.5 \times 10^{-9}}

Recognize that:

2.5×10−9=2.5×10−9≈1.581×10−4.5\sqrt{2.5 \times 10^{-9}} = \sqrt{2.5} \times \sqrt{10^{-9}} \approx 1.581 \times 10^{-4.5}

Since 10−4.5=3.162×10−510^{-4.5} = 3.162 \times 10^{-5} , we have:

LC≈1.581×3.162×10−5≈5.0×10−5\sqrt{LC} \approx 1.581 \times 3.162 \times 10^{-5} \approx 5.0 \times 10^{-5}

Now, the angular frequency at resonance becomes:

ω=15.0×10−5=2.0×104 radians/s\omega = \frac{1}{5.0 \times 10^{-5}} = 2.0 \times 10^{4} \, \text{radians/s}

Thus, the angular frequency of the AC source for maximum current in the circuit is:

ω=2×104 radians/s\omega = 2 \times 10^4 \, \text{radians/s}

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