An ac source is rated at 220V, 50 Hz. The time taken for voltage to change from its peak value to zero is
The AC voltage can be represented as $V(t) = V_0 ext{sin}( heta)$ where $V_0$ is the peak voltage. For a frequency $f = 50 ext{ Hz}$, the angular frequency $ heta = 2 ext{Ï€}f = 100 ext{Ï€} ext{ rad/s}$. The voltage changes from its peak value to zero in a quarter cycle, which is $T/4$ where $T = 1/f$. Therefore, $T = 1/50 = 0.02 ext{ s}$ and $T/4 = 0.02/4 = 0.005 ext{ s} = 5 imes 10^{-3} ext{ s}.$