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Yes. If voltage leads the current, the impedance is inductive (this would be the case if the load is a motor). If current leads the voltage, the impedance is capacitive (this would be the case for a CFL light bulb).

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What cause the voltage t lead current in an ac circuit?

Voltage leads current or, more specifically current lags voltage, in an inductive circuit. This is because an inductor resists a change in current.


In RC circuits the voltage leads the current?

Inductive. Used to remember this by "Eli" the "ice" man. "(e) Voltage (l) (Inductive circuit) (i) current", the ,"(i) Current (c) (capacitive circuit) (e) voltage, man.


How many degrees are the current and voltage out of phase in a pure capacitive circuit?

In a pure (ideal) capacitive circuit, current leads voltage by 90 degrees.


What is it mean to say that an alternating current leads or lags an alternating emf?

It is another way of saying that the circuit is capacitive reactive circuit. Look up the mnemonic ELI the ICE man. ELI, voltage leads the current in an inductive circuit. ICE, current leads the voltage in a capacitive circuit.


What lagging or leading?

You must knew there's a sinusoidal wave form for both voltage nd current. That wave form is drawn between voltage/current nd phase angle. Unity: phase angle of voltage nd current matches, irrespective of magnitude leading: phase angle of current leads voltage by an angle lagging: phase angle of voltage leads current or current lags voltage by an angleAnswerThe terms, 'leading' and 'lagging' apply to a.c. loads. 'Leading' means that the load current leads the supply voltage, whereas 'lagging' means that the load current lags the supply voltage. 'Leading' currents occur in capacitive loads, whereas 'lagging' currents occur in inductive loads.'Leading' and 'lagging' refers to what the current is doing, relative to the voltage, never the other way around.

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What happens to current flow in a capacitive circuit in comparison to voltage?

The current leads the voltage by 90degree....


A circuit with a lagging current means the circuit is?

Inductive. Voltage (E) leads current (I) in an inductive (L) circuit and current (I) leads voltage (E) in a capacitive (C) circuit. (ELI the ICEman)


Why current leads in capaciter?

Capacitors resist a change in voltage. It takes current to effect a voltage change, resulting in the current "leading" the voltage. Similarly, inductors resist a change in current. It takes voltage to effect a current change, resulting in the current "lagging" the voltage.


Why voltage leads in Inductor?

Maximum induced voltage occurs when the current is changing at its greatest rate -this occurs when the current passes through zero. Since this voltage acts to oppose current flow, this maximum voltage acts in the negative sense when the current is acting in the positive direction. Since the supply voltage is equal, but opposite, the induced voltage, it is maximum when the current is zero -so leads by 90 degrees.


What cause the voltage t lead current in an ac circuit?

Voltage leads current or, more specifically current lags voltage, in an inductive circuit. This is because an inductor resists a change in current.


In a series RLC circuit at frequencies above resonance is the circuit capacitive or inductive?

in series you XL, voltage leads the current, and in Parallel current leads the voltage. so your answer should reflect on this theory.


In RC circuits the voltage leads the current?

Inductive. Used to remember this by "Eli" the "ice" man. "(e) Voltage (l) (Inductive circuit) (i) current", the ,"(i) Current (c) (capacitive circuit) (e) voltage, man.


Does the current lead or lag the voltage in a series A C circuit containing a large value of capacitance?

ICE current leads the voltage by 90 degrees.


What is the phase relationship of voltage across a capacitor and current though the capacitor?

In a capacitor, the current LEADS the voltage by 90 degrees, or to put it the other way, the voltage LAGS the current by 90 degrees. This is because the current in a capacitor depends on the RATE OF CHANGE in voltage across it, and the greatest rate of change is when the voltage is passing through zero (the sine-wave is at its steepest). So current will peak when the voltage is zero, and will be zero when the rate of change of voltage is zero - at the peak of the voltage waveform, when the waveform has stopped rising, and is about to start falling towards zero.


What ismean by current source?

A current source produces a constant current no matter the variation in voltage.


Would you compare generator current to line voltage to determine if your leading or lagging?

It's always the current that determines 'leading' or 'lagging' -i.e. the angle by which the current leads or lags the voltage.


How many degrees are the current and voltage out of phase in a pure capacitive circuit?

In a pure (ideal) capacitive circuit, current leads voltage by 90 degrees.