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A series RLC circuit is operated at a frequency above its resonant frequency. The circuit is

  1. capacitive, with the current leading the voltage
  2. resistive, with the current in phase
  3. inductive, with the current leading the voltage
  4. inductive, with the current lagging the voltage

Answer

D. inductive, with the current lagging the voltage

Solution

Above resonance XL=2π fL has grown and XC=1/2π fC has shrunk, so XL>XC: the circuit is inductive and the current lags the voltage.

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