Physics PYQ 102 of 144 · Electricity

Reactance of a capacitor is

  1. ADirectly proportional to frequency
  2. BInversely proportional to sq. root of frequency
  3. CInversely proportional to frequency
  4. DNone of the above

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Correct answer: (c) Inversely proportional to frequency

Explanation

Capacitive reactance is given by X_C = 1/(2πfC), where f is frequency and C is capacitance.

Since f sits in the denominator, X_C falls as frequency rises – an inverse relationship, not direct or square-root.

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