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(i) Find the value of the phase difference between the current and the voltage in the series LCR circuit shown below. Which one leads in phase : current or voltage ?
(ii) Without making any other change, find the value of the additional capacitor C₁, to be connected in parallel with the capacitor C, in order to make the power factor of the circuit unity.
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