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A capacitor in a given circuit will take the same amount to discharge as it does to charge is that true?

Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337900348

Author:Stephen L. Herman

Publisher:Stephen L. Herman

Chapter21: Resistive-capacitive Series Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: In a pure capacitive circuit, does the current lead or lag the voltage?

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