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Grade 12Electrostatics

in the chapter AC current we have studied that Xc of capacitor is infinite foe capacitor. so, my queistion is that is the capacitor chapter ic wrong

Profile image of Deepak Bairagi
7 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
7 Years ago
For Xc to be zero for the capaictor in AC circuit,
Xc = 1/(wC)
Xc = infinite
 
w tends to zero whic cannot be possible as the AC circuit would work on some frequency by changing the positive and negative cycles.
Hence it can never be infinite.