A choke coil is preferred to a rheostat in ac circuit as - Vidyadip

MCQ

A choke coil is preferred to a rheostat in ac circuit as

✓
It consumes almost zero power
B
It increases current
C
It increases power
D
It increases voltage

✓

Answer

Correct option: A.

It consumes almost zero power

A choke coil contains high inductance but negligible resistance, due to which power loss becomes appreciably small.

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