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The band-stop (notch) filter shown has R=220, , L=25 mH, and C=400 nF. At what frequency is the output voltage (ideally) zero?

  1. 10 kHz
  2. 0.796 kHz
  3. 3.18 kHz
  4. 1.59 kHz

Answer

D. 1.59 kHz

Solution

At f0= 12πsqrt(LC) the series L-C branch has XL=XC, so its impedance is 0 and it shorts the output to ground. f0= 12π (0.025)(0.4×10-6)=1.59 kHz.

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