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A circuit draws 330 W from a 110 V , 60 Hz AC line. The power factor is 0.6 and the current lags the voltage. The capacitance of a series capacitor that will result in a power factor of unity is equal to

A

`31muF`

B

`54muF`

C

`151 muF`

D

`201 muF`

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