What Size Capacitor Should Be Placed in Series with A 30

question 149

Multiple Choice

What size capacitor should be placed in series with a $30 - \Omega$ resistor and a $40 - \mathrm { mH }$ inductive coil if the resonant frequency of the circuit is to be $1.0 \mathrm { kHz }$ ?

• A) \(3.3 \mu \mathrm { F }\)
• B) \(2.0 \mu \mathrm { F }\)
• C) \(0.63 \mu \mathrm { F }\)
• D) \(6.0 \mu \mathrm { F }\)
• E) \(4.5 \mu \mathrm { F }\)

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