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G5A06

ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES · - Reactance; inductance; capacitance; impedance; impedance transformation; resonance

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How does a capacitor react to AC?

  1. AAs the frequency of the applied AC increases, the reactance decreases
  2. BAs the frequency of the applied AC increases, the reactance increases
  3. CAs the amplitude of the applied AC increases, the reactance increases
  4. DAs the amplitude of the applied AC increases, the reactance decreases
Why Capacitive reactance is Xc = 1/(2πfC), so frequency sits in the denominator: double the frequency and the reactance is halved. Physically, a capacitor has to charge and discharge, and at higher frequencies the polarity reverses so quickly that more current flows for the same voltage, which is the same as saying the opposition is lower. Note that reactance depends only on frequency and capacitance, not on how large the applied voltage is.
Watch out The choice saying reactance rises with frequency describes an inductor, where XL = 2πfL. The amplitude choices are wrong because reactance is independent of signal level in an ideal component.
C and f are both on the bottom of 1/(2πfC): higher frequency, lower Xc. Capacitors pass highs, block DC.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of G5A

  1. G5A01 What happens when inductive and capacitive reactance are equal in a series LC circuit?
  2. G5A02 What is reactance?
  3. G5A03 Which of the following is opposition to the flow of alternating current in an inductor?
  4. G5A04 Which of the following is opposition to the flow of alternating current in a capacitor?
  5. G5A05 How does an inductor react to AC?
  6. G5A06 How does a capacitor react to AC?
  7. G5A07 What is the term for the inverse of impedance?
  8. G5A08 What is impedance?
  9. G5A09 What unit is used to measure reactance?
  10. G5A10 Which of the following devices can be used for impedance matching at radio frequencies?
  11. G5A11 What letter is used to represent reactance?
  12. G5A12 What occurs in an LC circuit at resonance?
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