How is the division of the current for all passive elements?

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The current in passive elements like inductors and capacitors prefers paths with lower reactance, similar to how it behaves with resistance. Reactance, which encompasses both inductive and capacitive effects, influences current distribution in circuits. Inductance and capacitance introduce additional factors that affect how current divides among different paths. Understanding reactance is crucial for analyzing circuit behavior in AC systems. Overall, the division of current in passive elements is significantly determined by the reactance present in the circuit.
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The current always prefers the path with minor resistance, but how the current reacts wrt the inductance and capacitance?
 
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with inductance and capacitance, the concept of resistance broadens to that of "reactance", which you should look up.
 
phinds said:
with inductance and capacitance, the concept of resistance broadens to that of "reactance", which you should look up.

So for inductors and capacitors, the current prefers the path with minor reactance?
 
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