AC1 Fundamentals Unit 7 – Capacitive Reactance
In RC circuits, voltage and current are not in phase (as they are in a circuit that contains only
resistors).
NEW TERMS AND WORDS
capacitive reactance - the opposition to current flow due to capacitance.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
F.A.C.E.T. base unit
AC 1 FUNDAMENTALS circuit board
Oscilloscope, dual trace
Generator, sine wave