Questions
Question 1
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What energy forms are exchanged in an ideal LC circuit?
Question 2
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State the natural angular frequency of an ideal LC circuit.
Question 3
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State the period of an ideal LC circuit.
Question 4
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An LC circuit has \(L=0.20\,\mathrm{H}\) and \(C=50\,\mu\mathrm{F}\). Find \(\omega_0\).
Question 5
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For the LC circuit with \(L=0.20\,\mathrm{H}\) and \(C=50\,\mu\mathrm{F}\), find the period.
Question 6
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State the total energy in an ideal LC circuit in terms of \(q\), \(C\), \(L\), and \(I\).
Question 7
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At the instant capacitor charge is maximum in an ideal LC circuit, what is the current?
Question 8
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At the instant capacitor charge is zero in an ideal LC circuit, what is true about the current?
Question 9
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A capacitor with \(C=10\,\mu\mathrm{F}\) is initially charged to \(12\,\mathrm{V}\) and connected to an ideal inductor. Find the initial energy.
Question 10
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Using the energy from the previous question with \(L=0.20\,\mathrm{H}\), find the maximum current.
Question 11
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Derive the LC oscillator equation for charge.
Question 12
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Why does an ideal LC circuit oscillate rather than settle?
Question 13
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How does \(\omega_0\) change if the capacitance is quadrupled while \(L\) is fixed?
Question 14
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How does the period change if both \(L\) and \(C\) are doubled?
Question 15
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An LC circuit has maximum capacitor charge \(Q=4.0\,\mu\mathrm{C}\), \(L=0.50\,\mathrm{H}\), and \(C=20\,\mu\mathrm{F}\). Find \(I_{\max}\).
Question 16
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If \(q(t)=Q\cos\omega_0t\), write the current \(I(t)\).
Question 17
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Why are charge and current out of phase in an LC oscillator?
Question 18
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An LC circuit has \(L=0.10\,\mathrm{H}\). What capacitance gives \(f=1.0\,\mathrm{kHz}\)?
Question 19
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At some instant in an ideal LC circuit, \(q=Q/2\). What fraction of the total energy is magnetic?
Question 20
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Explain why the LC circuit is mathematically analogous to a mass-spring oscillator.