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No, as 100% efficiency is not possible.

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Yes, it occurs at resonance. That is, when a circuit's inductive reactance is exactly equal to its capacitive reactance. This can be achieved by adjusting the frequency of the supply until resonance is achieved. Incidentally, power factor has nothing to do with 'efficiency'.

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A power factor of one means that the current and voltage waveforms across the load are in phase. This happens only when the load is pure resistance.

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