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Q.The power factor of L.C.R. circuit at resonance is

(a) √2
(b) 1/2
(c) 1
(d) zero
West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS (WBCHSE) Board 2023MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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At resonance, inductive and capacitive reactances cancel, leaving a purely resistive circuit, so cos φ = 1.

In an L-C-R series circuit, the power factor is cos⁡ϕ=RZ\cos\phi = \dfrac{R}{Z}, where

Z=R2+(XL−XC)2Z = \sqrt{R^2 + (X_L - X_C)^2}

At resonance, XL=XCX_L = X_C (i.e. ωL=1/ωC\omega L = 1/\omega C), so the reactive part cancels and Z=RZ = R. Hence: …

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