Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A single pure component is joined to a source of V rms and Hz. The rms current is mA. On an oscilloscope, the current peak comes ms after the voltage peak. Find the period, the phase difference and the reactance. Is the component a coil or a capacitor? What is its inductance or capacitance?
A phasor turns at . Its length is the peak value, and the angle between two phasors is the phase difference . A phase is a time delay . Voltages in series add as arrows, tip to tail. The reactances are and .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The period. ms.
Step 2. The phase. The delay is ms, so the fraction of a cycle is . The angle is . This is within the accuracy of the reading.
Step 3. Which part? The current peak comes after the voltage peak, so the current lags by . That means a coil. (A capacitor would have its current peak earlier.)
Step 4. The reactance. .
Step 5. The inductance. We want , so H.
Answer: ms, , . It is a coil of H.
Check. At Hz, . It fits.
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