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Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Do Capacitors work on DC ?

Here is a simple explanation :

There will be no current through a capacitor is the voltage across the ends is not changing with respect to time. 
So irrespective of the circuit whether its an AC or a DC if the voltage across the ends of a capacitor changes with time then there will be a current through it and hence there will be a change in the current in the external circuit  to which it is connected.

It is a Known fact that AC changes its polarity depending upon the supply frequency and hence there will be a change in the circuit current .

But in D.C there is no change in voltage across the capacitor normally. And hence there will be no change in the current in the external circuit .

I hope this explanation will help, if you feel its wrong please comment below. 

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