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What happens to the inductive reactance and the current in a purely inductive circuit if the frequency is halved?

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a

Inductive reactance will be doubled and current will be halved 

b

Both, inducting reactance and current will be doubled

c

Inductive reactance will be halved and current will be doubled

d

Both, inductive reactance and current will be halved

answer is C.

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As the frequency is cut in half, the current will double and the inductive reactance will be cut in half.

As we know inductance current formula is i=V0XL

Where ω is the angular frequency in the equation above, the inductive reactance in a purely inductive circuit is represented as XL=ωL. L denotes inductance, f denotes frequency, and XL denotes inductance reactance.

i=V0XL

So,

f=f/2

i=2V02πfL

Therefore,  the inductive reactance will be halved and current will be doubled.

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What happens to the inductive reactance and the current in a purely inductive circuit if the frequency is halved?