In an unregulated power supply, if the load current increases, the outputvoltagea) Remain the sameb) Increasesc) Decreasesd) None of the aboveIf C,, is 4.7µF capacitor, and C2, is 3.3 µF capacitor are connected in serieswith 18 Vac applied, what is the voltage across C,?a) 6.70 Vb) 7.40 Vc) 7.42 Vd) 7.02 V

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In an unregulated power supply, if the load current increases, the output voltage a) Remain the same b) Increases c) Decreases d) None of the above If C1, is 4.7µF capacitor, and C2, is 3.3 µF capacitor are connected in series with 18 Vdc applied, what is the voltage across C,? a) 6.70 V b) 7.40 V c) 7.42 V d) 7.02 V

In an unregulated power supply, if the load current increases, the output voltage a) Remain the same b) Increases c) Decreases d) None of the above If C1, is 4.7µF capacitor, and C2, is 3.3 µF capacitor are connected in series with 18 Vdc applied, what is the voltage across C,? a) 6.70 V b) 7.40 V c) 7.42 V d) 7.02 V

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Chapter20: Capacitance In Ac Circuits

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