If someone told you that a certain AC circuit was a capacitive, you would know that in that circuit the current

A) current and voltage are zero

B) leads the voltage

C) and voltage are in phrase

D) lags the voltage

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Macdonald

17 June, 19:20

If someone told you that a certain AC circuit was a capacitive, you would know that in that circuit the current

A) current and voltage are zero

B) leads the voltage

C) and voltage are in phrase

D) lags the voltage

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Kody Sellers · Answer 1

B) leads the voltage

Explanation:

One way to think about it is that the current causes charge to be accumulated on the capacitor, changing its voltage. The current must be non-zero before the voltage can change. Hence current leads voltage.

If someone told you that a certain AC circuit was a capacitive, you would know that in that circuit the currentA) current and voltage are zeroB) leads the voltageC) and voltage are in phraseD) lags the voltage

If someone told you that a certain AC circuit was a capacitive, you would know that in that circuit the current

A) current and voltage are zero

B) leads the voltage

C) and voltage are in phrase

D) lags the voltage