Why Must Voltage & Current Have a π/2 Phase Difference in Pure Circuits?

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My book saya that in a pure circuit , the phase difference between the voltage and current must be pi/2 , otherwise it is not pure . Why it is so ? What is a pure circuit by the way ?
 
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It means a circuit with only capacitance or only inductance and no resistance.