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capacitor question...(why does AC need a return path)
say you have an ac power source (120 v) connected to a circuit which just has one parallel plate open air capacitor, with the plates separated by, say, 1 mm.
you measure the current flowing through the circuit and you get some rms value.
now say you move the plates of the open air capacitor apart - say to 1 meter. would you still measure an rms current in the ciruit? why/why not?
say you have an ac power source (120 v) connected to a circuit which just has one parallel plate open air capacitor, with the plates separated by, say, 1 mm.
you measure the current flowing through the circuit and you get some rms value.
now say you move the plates of the open air capacitor apart - say to 1 meter. would you still measure an rms current in the ciruit? why/why not?
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