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If the tuning capacitance of a resonant circuit is made four times, the resonant frequency becomes:
AFour times larger
BHalf as large
CTwice as large
DA quarter as large
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Half as large
Resonant frequency varies as 1/sqrt(LC), so quadrupling C halves it.
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