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You are given two capacitors with capacitances of $20\ \mathrm{pF}$ and $20\ \mu \mathrm{F}$. If the frequency is $5000\ \mathrm{Hz}$, which capacitor has the larger reactance?
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Step 1: First, we need to understand that the capacitive reactance (Xc) of a capacitor is given by the formula: \[Xc = \frac{1}{2\pi fC}\] where f is the frequency and C is the capacitance. Show more…
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