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Reactance and current of a pure inductor on an AC source

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 8, 14 Jun 2022, 28 Jul 2022, 29 Jul 2022, 31 Jan 2023. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 8

    19
    What happens to the inductive reactance and the current in a purely inductive circuit if the frequency is halved?

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  2. Question 2

    14 Jun 2022

    24
    As shown in the figure an inductor of inductance 200mH200mH is connected to an AC source of emf 220 V220\text{ }V and frequency 50 Hz50\text{ }Hz. The instantaneous voltage of the source is 0 V0\text{ }V when the peak value of current is aπ\frac{\sqrt{a}}{\pi} A. The value of a is
  3. Question 3

    28 Jul 2022

    14
    The equation of current in a purely inductive circuit is 5sin⁡(49πt−30∘)5\sin\left( 49\pi t -30^{\circ} \right). If the inductance is 30mH30mH then the equation for the voltage across the inductor, will be: (Let π=227\pi =\frac{22}{7})

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  4. Question 4

    29 Jul 2022

    13
    An alternating emf E=440sin⁡100πtE = 440\sin100\pi t is applied to a circuit containing an inductance of 2πH\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\pi}H. If an a.c. ammeter is connected in the circuit, its reading will be:

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  5. Question 5

    31 Jan 2023

    107
    An alternating voltage source V=260sin⁡(628t)V = 260\sin(628t) is connected across a pure inductor of 5mH5mH. Inductive reactance in the circuit is:

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