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A.C. quantities are always expressed in root-mean-square(r.m.s.) values, unless otherwise stated. For sinsoidal waveform, this equates to 0.707 times the peak value. For example, an AC current with an amplitude of 100 A has an r.m.s. value of 70.7 A.

An a.c. current expressed as an r.m.s. value will do exactly the same amount of work as a d.c. current of the same value. In other words, a 50 A (r.m.s.) a.c. current will do exactly the same amount of work as 50 A d.c. This is why r.m.s. values are also referred to as 'effective values' of a.c..

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