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If capacitance of L-C circuit is made four times then frequency of the circuit becomes___________________?

Correct answer: B. One half

  • A. Twice
  • B. One half
  • C. Four times
  • D. None

Explanation

The LC resonance frequency is f = 1/(2π√(LC)). If capacitance becomes 4C, the denominator becomes √4 = 2 times larger, so the frequency becomes f/2, or one half. The likely wrong choice is c, caused by assuming frequency changes directly rather than inversely with the square root of capacitance.

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