WAEC Applied Electricity or Basic Electricity · Section 1

Alternating Current Circuit Theory

Section A (For all candidates)

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Official WAEC Applied Electricity or Basic Electricity outline · Section A (For all candidates)

Content

Generation of e.m.f. in a single turn coil, A.C. quantities, RLC circuits

Objective

Plotting labelled sinusoidal waveform for a complete cycle. Understanding A.C. quantities (r.m.s., peak, average values, form factor, cycle, period, frequency). Solving problems involving RL, RC, and RLC series circuits, resonance conditions, and phasor diagrams.

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