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1. So maybe because the energy doesn't totally dissipate before the next peak of AC current? The wave is just a big higher because its starting at a different point? 2. So there is two peaks in each period. One in the positive and the other in the negative y axis. So are you trying to say that...

In my class we did an experiment where we measured the flicker frequency of an incandescent bulb and a CFL bulb (powered by a 60hz wall plug) using a photodiode and a oscilloscope. We were then asked some questions about the sinusoidal curves that were produced. 1. The incandescent...