An engineering intern builds an RLC series circuit which includes an AC source that operates at a fixed frequency and voltage. At the operating frequency, the resistance R is equal to the inductive reactance XL. The intern notices that when the plate separation of the parallel-plate capacitor is reduced to one-half its original value, the current in the circuit doubles. Determine the initial capacitive reactance in terms of the resistance R. R

An engineering intern builds an RLC series circuit which includes an AC source that operates at a fixed frequency and voltage. At the operating frequency, the resistance R is equal to the inductive reactance XL. The intern notices that when the plate separation of the parallel-plate capacitor is reduced to one-half its original value, the current in the circuit doubles. Determine the initial capacitive reactance in terms of the resistance R. R

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An engineering intern builds an RLC series circuit which includes an AC source that operates at a fixed frequency and voltage. At the operating frequency, the resistance R is equal to the inductive reactance X L . The intern notices that when the plate separation of the parallel-plate capacitor is reduced to one-half its original value, the current in the circuit doubles. Determine the initial capacitive reactance in terms of the resistance R . R

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