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Determine the (i) operating frequency and (ii) feedback fraction for Collpitt’s oscillator shown in Fig. 6.12.

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- (i) Operating Frequency. The operating frequency of the circuit is always equal to the resonant frequency of the feedback network. As noted previously, the capacitors C₁ and C₂ are in series.

Wilfykil answered the question on August 15, 2019 at 12:37

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