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Alternating Current and Ac Terminology

Physics · Class 12

Alternating current (AC) is an electric current whose magnitude changes with time and whose direction reverses periodically.

f = 1T
T = 1f
AC vs DC: Unlike direct current (DC), alternating current does not maintain one constant direction. A periodi
Formula / Key Relation: **f = 1T** **T = 1f**
AC varies periodically and reverses direction.

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