CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 3 · Q2 · 1 mark
A capacitor of capacitance C has reactance X in an ac circuit. If the capacitance and the frequency of the applied voltage are doubled, the new reactance will become:
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(D)
$\displaystyle \frac{\mathrm{X}}{4}$
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