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Expressed in polar form, the balance of an alternating bridge requires that the magnitudes multiply equally and that

  • A.the phase angles of adjacent arms differ by exactly ninety degrees in every case
  • B.the phase angle of the source be adjusted to match that of the detector branch
  • C.the phase angles add equally
  • D.the phase angles of all four arms be reduced to zero by the addition of reactance

Answer: C

With each impedance written as a magnitude at an angle, the two products give \( |Z_1||Z_4| = |Z_2||Z_3| \) together with \( \theta_1 + \theta_4 = \theta_2 + \theta_3 \). The second condition explains why a purely resistive arm cannot balance a purely reactive one.

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