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JEE Advanced 2021 · Paper 2, Physics question 11

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In a circuit, a metal filament lamp is connected in series with a capacitor of capacitance C μ\muF across a 200 V, 50 Hz supply. The power consumed by the lamp is 500 W while the voltage drop across it is 100 V. Assume that there is no inductive load in the circuit. Take rms values of the voltages. The magnitude of the phase-angle (in degrees) between the current and the supply voltage is φ\varphi. Assume, π3≈5\pi\sqrt3 \approx 5.

The value of C is ____.

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 90

The lamp. It takes 500 W at 100 V, so I=5I=5 A and its resistance is R=20 ΩR=20\ \Omega.

Capacitor voltage. The resistor and capacitor voltages are 90∘90^\circ apart:
VC=2002−1002=1003 V,XC=10035=203 Ω.V_C=\sqrt{200^2-100^2}=100\sqrt3\text{ V},\qquad X_C=\frac{100\sqrt3}{5}=20\sqrt3\ \Omega.

Capacitance. With ω=100π\omega=100\pi and π3≈5\pi\sqrt3\approx5,
C=1ωXC=1100π×203=12000π3≈1104 F=100 μF.C=\frac1{\omega X_C}=\frac1{100\pi\times20\sqrt3}=\frac1{2000\pi\sqrt3}\approx\frac1{10^4}\text{ F}=100\ \mu\text{F}.