Parallel RLC and Caps
In a circuit containing a capacitor, the impressed voltage is ______ with the applied voltage.
180° out of phase
In a parallel circuit, the current flow through the inductor will be _________.
90° out of phase with the voltage
When a capacitor is connected to a ______ circuit, current appears to flow through the capacitor.
AC
Counter-voltage presented by a capacitor is called _______.
Capacitive reactance
The symbol for capacitive reactance is _____.
Xc
Variable capacitors normally have a dielectric of ________.
air
Non-polarized capacitors _______.
can be used with either AC or DC
A device that opposes a change of voltage is a ___________.
capacitor
Polarized capacitors are also known as _________ capacitors.
electrolytic
Energy in the capacitor is stored as _______.
electrostatic charge
Capacitors charge and discharge at a _________ rate.
exponential
The farad is symbolized by the letter ____.
f
The unit of capacitance is the _______.
farad
A charge curve for a capacitor is divided into _______ time constants.
five
In a parallel circuit, the voltage across the resistor and the voltage across the inductor are __________.
in phase
The JAN standard is used to mark a capacitor intended for ________.
military
Polarized capacitors _________.
must be used with DC only
The unit of capacitive reactance is the _____.
ohm
A capacitor is constructed by seperating two metal conductors called ________ with an insulating material called _______.
plates dielectric
The voltage rating of a capacitor ________.
should never be exceeded
The _______ indicates the amount of capacitance change with temperature.
temperature coefficiant
In a capacitor, the amount of dielectric stress is proportional to the _________.
voltage difference between the plates
The quality of a capacitor is found by Q= ______.
R/Xc
When a capacitor is connected in a circuit with a resistor, the amount of time needed to charge the capacitor is called the _______.
RC time constant
The power in a capacitor is reactive power. The unit of reactive power is ______.
VARs
In a capacitor, the voltage difference between the plates controls the ________.
amount of dielectric stress
A HIPOT is a test used to test capacitor ________.
dielectric
The material between the plates is rated by a value called the _________.
dielectric constant
Increasing the surface area of the plates will cause the capacitance of a capacitor to ____________.
increase
The capacitive reactance of a capacitor is _____ proportional to frequency.
inversely
In a capacitor, the current ______ the applied voltage by
leads 90°
In some capacitors there is a small amount of current flow that flows from one plate through the dielectric materal to the other plate. This current is called _______ current.
leakage
