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G5A02

ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES · - Reactance; inductance; capacitance; impedance; impedance transformation; resonance

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What is reactance?

  1. AOpposition to the flow of direct current caused by resistance
  2. BOpposition to the flow of alternating current caused by capacitance or inductance
  3. CReinforcement of the flow of direct current caused by resistance
  4. DReinforcement of the flow of alternating current caused by capacitance or inductance
Why Reactance is the AC opposition produced by energy storage in capacitors (electric field) and inductors (magnetic field), symbol X, measured in ohms. Unlike resistance it depends on frequency: inductive reactance XL = 2*pi*f*L rises with frequency, while capacitive reactance XC = 1/(2*pi*f*C) falls with frequency. It opposes current without dissipating power as heat, because the stored energy is returned to the circuit each cycle.
Watch out The choice about direct current and resistance describes plain resistance instead; reactance only shows up with changing (alternating) current, and the two 'reinforcement' choices are backwards since reactance opposes rather than helps current flow.
Reactance = AC resistance from L and C. Measured in ohms, but stores energy rather than burning it.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of G5A

  1. G5A01 What happens when inductive and capacitive reactance are equal in a series LC circuit?
  2. G5A02 What is reactance?
  3. G5A03 Which of the following is opposition to the flow of alternating current in an inductor?
  4. G5A04 Which of the following is opposition to the flow of alternating current in a capacitor?
  5. G5A05 How does an inductor react to AC?
  6. G5A06 How does a capacitor react to AC?
  7. G5A07 What is the term for the inverse of impedance?
  8. G5A08 What is impedance?
  9. G5A09 What unit is used to measure reactance?
  10. G5A10 Which of the following devices can be used for impedance matching at radio frequencies?
  11. G5A11 What letter is used to represent reactance?
  12. G5A12 What occurs in an LC circuit at resonance?
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