- Statement I is false: In an AC circuit with a frequency of 60 Hz, the current completes 60 cycles per second. In each cycle, the current direction reverses twice (passing through zero from positive peak to negative peak, and then from negative peak to positive peak). Therefore, the current changes direction 2 60 = 120 times per second, not 60 times. If the frequency were 50 Hz (standard in India), it would change direction 100 times per second. So, Statement I is false regardless of whether the frequency is 50 Hz or 60 Hz. - Statement II is true (in context): The statement says the frequency of alternating voltage supplied is 60 hertz. While the standard frequency in India is 50 Hz, in many countries (like the USA), the standard frequency is 60 Hz. This statement is true if referring to an electrical system operating at 60 Hz.
Statement-I: In our houses, the current in AC electricity line changes direction 60 times per second. Statement-II: The frequency of alternating voltage supplied is 60 hertz.
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2004 · Topic: Electric Current (Definition of Electric Current and current density)
More Physics questions
- Alternating current is Not suitable for:
- A magnetic field can be produced by
- Which of the following is a vector quantity?
- In electromagnetic theory, continuity equation relates _____.
- Q94: Unit of electric current is -
- A current of 2 A is drawn by an electric device for 5 minutes. The amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit is :
- The device used for producing electric current is called :
- ͪवद्ुत धारा का मात्रक है