Radios often utilize a variable capacitor in series with an inductor to tune the circuit to a particular frequency. In a particular shortwave radio, the value of the inductor is L = 1.15 µH. What must be the capacitance (in pF) of the circuit so that the radio is tuned to a frequency of f= 6.31 MHz? pF Need Help? Read It MY NOTES PRACTICE ANOTHER

Radios often utilize a variable capacitor in series with an inductor to tune the circuit to a particular frequency. In a particular shortwave radio, the value of the inductor is L = 1.15 µH. What must be the capacitance (in pF) of the circuit so that the radio is tuned to a frequency of f= 6.31 MHz? pF Need Help? Read It MY NOTES PRACTICE ANOTHER

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter14: Inductance

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