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Q. The resistance of a coil for $DC$ is in ohms. Irr $AC$, the resistance

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Solution:

The coil has inductance $L$ besides the resistance $R$. Hence, for $AC$ its effective resistance $\sqrt{R^{2}+X_{L}^{2}}$ will be larger than its resistance $R$ for $DC$.