The resonant frequency of a RLC circuit in series is the frequency at which the inductive reactance and the capacitive reactance are equal: [tex]X_L = X_C[/tex] where: [tex]X_L = 2 \pi f L[/tex] [tex]X_C = \frac{1}{2 \pi f C} [/tex] (1) where f is the frequency L is the inductance C is the capacitance
In our circuit, we have the inductance: [tex]L=24.0 mH=0.024 H[/tex] and the resonant frequency: [tex]f=1040 Hz[/tex] so we can re-arrange eq.(1) to find the capacitance of the circuit: [tex]C= \frac{1}{4 \pi^2 f^2 L}= \frac{1}{4 \pi^2 (1040 Hz)^2 (0.024 H)}=9.8 \cdot 10^{-8} F=98 nF [/tex]