A bulb and a capacitor are in series with an AC source. On increasing frequency, how will glow of the bulb change?
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a
The glow decreases.
b
The glow increases.
c
The glow remain the same.
d
The bulb quenches.
answer is B.
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Detailed Solution
When frequency v is increased, the capacitive reactance, XC=12πvC, decreases and hence the current through the bulb increases. This will increase the brightness of the bulb.