A Battery Is Used to Drive a Circuit

question 27

Multiple Choice

A battery is used to drive a circuit. After a certain amount of time, the current is zero amperes. When the same circuit is driven by an ac generator, the current is non-zero and alternates. Which combination of elements is most likely to comprise the circuit?

• A)resistors only
• B)inductors only
• C)capacitors only
• D)a combination of inductors and resistors
• E)a combination of inductors and capacitors

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Definitions:

Reaction Reagents

Substances or compounds added to a system to cause a chemical reaction or are consumed in the reaction.

Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution

A reaction where an electron-rich nucleophile displaces a leaving group in an aromatic ring, typically under conditions where the aromatic ring is activated towards nucleophilic attack.

2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene

A chemical compound characterized by a benzene ring with two nitro groups (NO2) and one chlorine atom attached to it at the 2, 4, and 6 positions, respectively.

NaOH

Sodium hydroxide, a strong base used in both industry and laboratories.