Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 28.3, Problem 28.3GI
You have an LC circuit that oscillates at a typical AM radio frequency of 1 MHz. You want to change the capacitor so it oscillates at a typical FM frequency, 100 MHz. (1) Should you make the capacitor (a) larger or (b) smaller? (2) By what factor?
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