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  1. A series R-C circuit is connected to an alternating voltage source. Consider two situations:​​
    (A)​When capacitor is air filled. ​
    (B)​When capacitor is mica filled. ​
    Current through resistor is i and voltage across capacitor is V then : ​
    1. Va > Vb
    2. ​ia > ib
    3. Va = Vb
    4. ​Va < Vb
Correct Option: A

For series R – C circuit, capacitive reactance,
Zc = √R² + (1 / Cω)²

current i =V= V
ZcR² + (1/Cω)²

Vc = iXc =V × 1
R² + (1 / Cω)² (1/Cω)

Vc = V / √(R Cω)² + 1
If we fill a di-electric material like mica instead of air then  capacitance C↑ ⇒ Vc↓ ​So, Va > Vb



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