Intensity of bulb connected in series with capacitor – Rankers Physics
Topic: Alternating Current
Subtopic: LR, RC and LCR Circuits

Intensity of bulb connected in series with capacitor

A bulb and a capacitor are connected in series to a source of alternating current. If its frequency is increased, while keeping the voltage of the source constant, then:
Bulb will give more intense light
Bulb will give less intense light
Bulb will give light of same intensity as before
Bulb will stop radiating light

Solution:

As frequency increases, capacitive reactance \(X_C = \frac{1}{2\pi f C}\) decreases. This decreases the total impedance \(Z = \sqrt{R^2 + X_C^2}\), thereby increasing the current, causing the bulb to glow more brightly.

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