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The differential equation for a capacitor is dv/dt = i/c. Set that up in a circuit and force an AC power source, such as sin(theta), and you will see that lowering the frequency will increase the equivalent resistance. I'll leave that exercise for you. The net result is that a series capacitor is a high-pass filter, while a parallel capacitor is a low-pass filter.

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Why does the ratio of the voltage to current in capacitor and inductor depend on frequence?

The ratio of voltage to current, or the impedance, of reactive elements such as capacitors and inductors depends on the frequency of the applied wave because they store energy, and the amount of energy they store is directly related to the frequency of the applied waveform. When a DC voltage is applied to a capacitor, the current through the capacitor initially will be large, and will decay down to zero as the capacitor charges. Also, the voltage across the capacitor will be small initially and will increase over time to be equal to the applied voltage. This behavior results in a varying impedance when an AC waveform is applied. At a very low frequency, the capacitor will charge up and discharge similarly to if a DC source was switched into the capacitor for a long period of time there would be a large voltage drop, and small current = high impedance). As the frequency increases, the capacitor will appear more like a DC source was initially switched into the capacitor (low voltage drop and high current = low impedance).


What is the effect of capacitor in the output noise?

The capacitor on it's own is of no use, it is always used in an RC or LC configuration normally in audio frequency's the RC is used to filter the noise down to earth where the RC circuit have to resonate at the same frequency as the noise, the lower the frequency the larger the value of the capacitor


The function of a capacitor in a elecircuit is to?

a capacitor have a property it oppose any change of voltage


What is the effect of low frequency on the voltage?

The frequency would decrease the gain and increase the output voltage


What is effect on turbine generator if frequency is high or low?

turbine will trip

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WHY does the ratio of the voltage to current in capacitor and inductor depend on frequency?

The ratio of voltage to current, or the impedance, of reactive elements such as capacitors and inductors depends on the frequency of the applied wave because they store energy, and the amount of energy they store is directly related to the frequency of the applied waveform. When a DC voltage is applied to a capacitor, the current through the capacitor initially will be large, and will decay down to zero as the capacitor charges. Also, the voltage across the capacitor will be small initially and will increase over time to be equal to the applied voltage. This behavior results in a varying impedance when an AC waveform is applied. At a very low frequency, the capacitor will charge up and discharge similarly to if a DC source was switched into the capacitor for a long period of time there would be a large voltage drop, and small current = high impedance). As the frequency increases, the capacitor will appear more like a DC source was initially switched into the capacitor (low voltage drop and high current = low impedance).


Why does the ratio of the voltage to current in capacitor and inductor depend on frequence?

The ratio of voltage to current, or the impedance, of reactive elements such as capacitors and inductors depends on the frequency of the applied wave because they store energy, and the amount of energy they store is directly related to the frequency of the applied waveform. When a DC voltage is applied to a capacitor, the current through the capacitor initially will be large, and will decay down to zero as the capacitor charges. Also, the voltage across the capacitor will be small initially and will increase over time to be equal to the applied voltage. This behavior results in a varying impedance when an AC waveform is applied. At a very low frequency, the capacitor will charge up and discharge similarly to if a DC source was switched into the capacitor for a long period of time there would be a large voltage drop, and small current = high impedance). As the frequency increases, the capacitor will appear more like a DC source was initially switched into the capacitor (low voltage drop and high current = low impedance).


What is the relation between sampling frequency and wave frequency?

There is no factual relation between these, but there is a common rule known as the Nyquist-Shannon theorem, that states that to reproduce a waveform with only reasonably errors, the sampling frequency must be at least twice the wave frequency.


What is a padder capacitor?

Padders are a type of Capacitors which are used at low frequency end of the radio dial.


What unit of frequency is use to measure processor speed?

The measurement of processor core frequency is defined in the name of Hertz, which is for cycles per second (this is the frequency you refer to.) This is an electromagnetic waveform frequency. One high and low of the waveform would be equal to one Hertz measurement cycle.


What is a filter capacitor?

Capacitor has many applications in electronics circuits, one of its application is in FILTERS. Mainly two types of Filters are formed with the help of capacitor namely, i)Low Pass Filter(LPF) ii)High Pass Filter(HPF) Impedance of capacitor is inversely propotional to the frequency, therefore a capacitor in series with resistor will act as Low Pass Filter. since all the high frequency are passed to ground.


What is the effect of capacitor in the output noise?

The capacitor on it's own is of no use, it is always used in an RC or LC configuration normally in audio frequency's the RC is used to filter the noise down to earth where the RC circuit have to resonate at the same frequency as the noise, the lower the frequency the larger the value of the capacitor


The function of a capacitor in a elecircuit is to?

a capacitor have a property it oppose any change of voltage


What is the effect of low frequency on the voltage?

The frequency would decrease the gain and increase the output voltage


Wandering baseline indicate?

What is baseline wander ? The severity of the baseline wander is dependent on the HPF cut-on frequency and the PSD of the signal around DC. The output of the high-pass filter will have equal areas (a=b) above and below zero volts. If the pulse repetition frequency is low compared with the time constant of the input circuit, we'll see some "droop" in the waveform, indicating the discharging of the input capacitor


What is the function of the resistor into capacitor?

A RC circuit is a simple filtering circuit. The impedance of R will stay the same across the frequency band. The impedance of C will vary according to 1/jwC (j = i = imaginary number, w = omega/frequency in radians, C = capacitance in Farads). As frequency varies from low frequency to high frequency, an increasingly smaller amount of the signal voltage will "drop" across the capacitor. This is known as a first order (one reactive element, the capacitor) low pass filter if the desired signal is measured across the capacitor. If measured across the resistor, this would be a first order high pass filter. Edit: if you are talking about ESR (equivalent serires resistance), it is a parasitic component inside a capacitor. Theoretically, you don't want it but it's there.


What is effect on turbine generator if frequency is high or low?

turbine will trip