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Inductor Reactance & Susceptance Magnitude

Calculate ideal inductive-reactance magnitude and its reciprocal at a positive frequency.

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At angular frequency 2 rad/s, a 0.5 H inductor has reactance 1 Ω and reciprocal-reactance magnitude 1 S.

XL = 2πfL; reciprocal-reactance magnitude = 1/XL

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Inductance: 500 mH
Ordinary frequency: 0.3183098861837906715377675267450287240689192914809128974953346882 Hz

This is an ideal component model. Losses, tolerances, temperature dependence, parasitics and component ratings require separate information.
All quantities must be positive. DC and zero-reactance limits would make the reciprocal unbounded and are outside this finite-valued model.
The ideal inductor impedance is jXL and admittance is −j/XL. This tool returns positive magnitudes, not conductance or the signed imaginary part.
The inductance input starts in millihenries; 500 mH equals 0.5 H.

No. For an ideal inductor it is the magnitude of imaginary admittance. The ideal component stores and returns energy rather than dissipating it.

At fixed inductance, reactance doubles and its reciprocal magnitude halves.

Bookify requires positive frequency, reactance and reciprocal-reactance magnitude for this finite ideal AC model.