NEETPhysicsAlternating CurrentMCQ+4 / −1
Given below are two statements
Statement I : In an a.c circuit, the current through a capacitor leads the voltage across it.
Statement II : In a.c circuit containing pure capacitance only, the phase difference between the current and voltage is .
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
- AStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- DStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
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Correct answer: D

$$V = {V_0}\sin \omega t$$
$V = {q \over C}$
$q = CV\sin \omega t$
$${{dq} \over {dt}} = CV{d \over {dt}}\sin \omega t$$
$$i = CV\omega \cos \omega t$$
$$i = CV\omega \sin \left( {\omega t + {\pi \over 2}} \right)$$
In a.c circuit current lead by voltage by a phase ${\pi \over 2}$

Thus statement I is correct while II is incorrect.
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