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Which part of an integrated circuit collects electricity and releases it in one burst?

capacitor


What is the use of decoupling capacitor?

The purpose of a decoupling capacitor is to decouple one part of a circuit from another. Decouple means to provide isolation. It's used to keep unwanted interference from one part of a circuit from impacting another.


What happens to the lamp when the capacitor is removed?

When the capacitor is removed from a circuit containing a lamp, the behavior of the lamp depends on the circuit configuration. In a basic circuit where the capacitor is used for filtering or smoothing, the lamp may flicker or turn off due to the loss of charge stabilization, leading to inconsistent voltage. If the capacitor is part of a timing or oscillation circuit, the lamp may stop functioning altogether. Overall, the removal of the capacitor typically disrupts the normal operation of the lamp.


Why the oil filled capacitor is used in permanent split capacitor motor?

An oil filled capacitor is used in (PSC) motor because the capacitor is in the circuit the whole time the machine is running. The capacitor is oil filled to cool it due to being in circuit the whole time


Why capacitor behave as open circuit against alternating current?

Capacitors store electrical charge. Imagine we have a capacitor. At time 0 seconds we connect a DC voltage across the capacitor - immediately as the voltage is connected the capacitor is at 0 volts and the maximum current (relative to the circuit resistance) flows. At this extreme the capacitor can be treated as a short circuit, so for high frequency AC volts we should treat a capacitor as being a short circuit. As time passes the current in the circuit will go down and the voltage of the capacitor will go up - this is because as the capacitor gains more charge it gains more voltage, lowering the voltage across any resistance in the circuit consequently lowering the current in the circuit. When the capacitor is virtually full no current will flow at all and the voltage across the capacitor will equal the DC source voltage. At this extreme the capacitor can be treated as an open circuit, so for low frequency AC (allowing the capacitor to fill up before the current alternates) we can treat the capacitor as being an open circuit. Technically, it is not an open/closed circuit when it comes to AC because the capacitance will results in a signal lag or lead. However, if the frequency is low/high enough the lag/lead is often negligable.

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Which part of an integrated circuit collects electricity and releases it in one burst?

capacitor


Function of resistor capacitor and transistor on integrated circuit?

resistor


What is the use of decoupling capacitor?

The purpose of a decoupling capacitor is to decouple one part of a circuit from another. Decouple means to provide isolation. It's used to keep unwanted interference from one part of a circuit from impacting another.


What controlled the circuit?

An electronic component, such as a resistor, capacitor, transistor, or integrated circuit, usually controls the flow of current in an electrical circuit. It can either amplify, switch, or modulate the flow of electricity to achieve specific functions within the circuit.


At integrated circuit level what are the three principal constituents of a computer system?

1)Transistors 2)Capacitors 3)Resistors


What happens to the lamp when the capacitor is removed?

When the capacitor is removed from a circuit containing a lamp, the behavior of the lamp depends on the circuit configuration. In a basic circuit where the capacitor is used for filtering or smoothing, the lamp may flicker or turn off due to the loss of charge stabilization, leading to inconsistent voltage. If the capacitor is part of a timing or oscillation circuit, the lamp may stop functioning altogether. Overall, the removal of the capacitor typically disrupts the normal operation of the lamp.


When a capacitor is connected to a circuit, what happens to the current flow through the capacitor?

When a capacitor is connected to a circuit, the current flow through the capacitor initially increases and then decreases as the capacitor charges up.


What does pin 1 do in an integrated circuit?

That will depend on the integrated circuit.


What happens to the current in a circuit as a capacitor charges?

What happens to the current in a circuit as a capacitor charges depends on the circuit. As a capacitor charges, the voltage drop across it increases. In a typical circuit with a constant voltage source and a resistor charging the capacitor, then the current in the circuit will decrease logarithmically over time as the capacitor charges, with the end result that the current is zero, and the voltage across the capacitor is the same as the voltage source.


Effect of shorting out the capacitor in a clamping circuit?

Any circuit using a capacitor will not work if the cap is short-circuited.


How one can know that what kind of capacitor to use in circuit?

paper capacitor


What to expect if a resistor is placed in a dc circuit with a capacitor?

when we replace the resistor with a capacitor ,the current will flow until the capacitor charge when capacitor will fully charged there is no current through the circuit because now capacitor will act like an open circuit. for more info plz E-mailt me at "zaib.zafar@yahoo.com"