What Happens When AC Is Applied to a Capacitor?

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what happens if AC is applied to a capacitor?

I am able to understand that ,For 1st half of the cycle,i.e for +ve cycle, during the voltage rise from v0 to vpeak, the capacitor charges, and during the voltage drop from vpeak to v1 the capacitor discharges.Let me know if this is true.

I assume
v0 as the intial voltage at an angle 0
vpeak as the highet voltage at an angle 90
v1 as the voltage at an angle 180 i.e voltage at the end of the +ve half cycle.

And also let me know what happens during -ve half cycle?
 
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hi skylines! welcome to pf! :smile:

the charge of a capacitor behaves the same as the voltage …

they go up and down exactly together (whether it's AC or not)

since current is the derivative of charge, current in sinusoidal AC is always 90° ahead of voltage :wink: