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A choke coil in series with a lamp is connected to a dc line. The lamp is seen to shine brightly. Insertion of an iron core in the choke causes no change in the lamp’s brightness. Predict the corresponding observations if the connection is to an ac line.

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For a steady state dc, L has no effect, even if it is increased by an iron core. For ac, the lamp will shine dimly because of additional impedance of the choke. It will dim further when the iron core is inserted which increases the choke’s impedance.
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