

The resonance curve of the series RLC circuit is given above
- At below resonance frequency, XL is low and XC is high → circuit behaves like a capacitive circuit (leading power factor)
- At the resonance frequency, XL equals to XC → circuit behaves like a purely resistive circuit (Unity power factor)
- At the above resonance frequency, XL is high and XC is low → circuit behaves like an inductive circuit (lagging power factor)

At resonance, the magnitude of inductive reactance is equal to the magnitude of capacitive reactance.
∴ XL = XC
At this condition, Z = R.
Hence at resonance, the impedance is purely resistive and it is minimum.
Current in the circuit, I = V/Z
As impedance is minimum the current is maximum.
As impedance is purely resistive, the power factor is unity.
Application:
The current in the circuit would be maximum at the resonant frequency.

The capacitive reactance is inversely proportional to the frequency and hence capacitive reactance decreases with frequency.
Therefore, option (2) is false.
At resonance, the circuit is purely resistive and hence the current in the circuit is in phase with the source voltage.
Therefore, option (3) is false.