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How does a capacitor acts as a filter?

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The cutoff frequency of filter depends upon the value of capacitor and resistance. Therefore, below cutoff frequency or above this frequency, capacitor allow to pass all other frequencies.

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When a capacitor acts as a better filter?

When it is connected to resistor


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What are the advantages and disadvantages of pi section filter over a shunt capacitor filter?

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What is the difference between an inductive low pass filter and a capacitive low pass filter?

Where you are measuring. A simple filter will be two elements - a capacitor or inductor and a resistor. A capacitor will tend to "trap" low frequencies. In the case of a lowpass filter made of a capacitor and resistor, the output voltage will be measured across the capacitor. Inductors are the opposite, so the output would be across the resistor.


Can a radial capacitor react different than an axial capacitor when being used as a filter for EMF?

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