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An $L C$ circuit contains a $20 \mathrm{mH}$ inductor and a $50 \mu \mathrm{F}$ capacitor with initial charge of $10 \mathrm{mC}$. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. Let the instant the circuit is closed be $t=0$.
(a) What is the total energy stored initially? Is it conserved during $L C$ oscillations?
(b) What is the natural frequency of the circuit?
(c) At what time is the energy stored
(i) completely electrical (i.e. stored in the capacitor)?
(ii) completely magnetic (i.e. stored in the inductor)?
(d) At what times is the total energy shared equally between the inductor and capacitor?
(e) If a resistor is inserted in the circuit, how much energy is eventually dissipated as heat?
PhysicsAlternating Current
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(a) Total energy is initially in the form of electric field within the plates of charged capacitor.
$$
U_E=\frac{Q^2}{2 C}=\frac{\left(10 \times 10^{-3}\right)^2}{2 \times 50 \times 10^{-6}}=1 \mathrm{~J}
$$
If we neglect the losses due to resistance of connecting wires, the total energy remain consumed during $L C$ oscillations.
(b) Natural frequency of the circuit
$f=\frac{1}{2 \pi \sqrt{L C}}=\frac{1}{2 \pi \times \sqrt{20 \times 10^{-3} \times 50 \times 10^{-6}}} \mathrm{~Hz}=\frac{500}{\pi}$
(c) Instantaneous electrical energy
$$
U_E=\frac{q_0^2 \cos ^2 \omega t}{2 C}
$$
(i) At $\omega t=0, \pi, 2 \pi, 3 \pi \ldots$ the energy is completely electrical.
$$
t=\frac{n \pi}{2 \pi f}=\frac{n}{2 f}=\frac{n \pi}{1000} \sec n=0,1,2,3,4 \ldots
$$
or $t=0, T / 2, T, 3 T / 2 \ldots$
(ii) Instantaneous magnetic energy
$$
U_B=\frac{1}{2} L q_0^2 \omega^2 \sin ^2 \omega t
$$
or $U_B=\frac{q_0^2}{2 C} \sin ^2 \omega t$
so at $\omega \mathrm{t}=\pi / 2,3 \pi / 2,5 \pi / 2 \ldots$
The energy is completely magnetic
$$
t=\frac{(2 n+1) \pi}{2(2 \pi f)}=\frac{(2 n+1)}{4 f}=\frac{(2 n+1) \pi}{2000} \mathrm{sec}
$$
where $n=0,1,2,3,4 \ldots \quad$ or $t=T / 4,3 T / 4,5 T / 4 \ldots$
(d) timings for energy shared equally between inductor and capacitor.
$$
\begin{aligned}
&U_B=U_E \\
&\frac{q_0^2}{2 C} \sin ^2 \omega t=\frac{q_0^2}{2 C} \cos ^2 \omega t \\
&\tan ^2 \omega t=1 \text { or } \tan \omega t=\tan \pi / 4 \\
&t=\frac{\pi}{4 \omega}, \frac{3 \pi}{4 \omega}, \frac{5 \pi}{4 \omega} \ldots \text { or } t=\frac{T}{8}, \frac{3 T}{8}, \frac{5 T}{8} \ldots
\end{aligned}
$$
(e) When a resistor in inserted in the circuit, eventually all the energy will be lost as heat across resistence. The oscillation will be damped.

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