What is the relationship between capacitors and inductors?

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Homework Statement

What do a capacitor and a selenoid have in common?

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[gneill]

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[NascentOxygen]

What do a capacitor and a selenoid have in common?

This looks like part of a good multi-choice question. Can you provide the 4 options to choose from?

 

[gary32]

I would say what they don't have in common, they appear to do the opposite,
Look how an inductor (solenoid) affects current/voltage and how a capacitor affects current/voltage, should be relatively straight forward.

That's one thing you could look at anyway. Is that the full question?

 

[pgardn]

I think the question might have something to do with energy.
Might want to read up on this for both devices.

 

[CWatters]

It does have something to do with energy.

Hint: Resistors can't do it.