Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In an AC circuit, the current through a capacitor leads the volta

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In an AC circuit, the current through a capacitor leads the voltage across it.
Statement II: In AC circuits containing pure capacitance only, the phase difference between the current and the voltage is $\pi$.

Accepted Answer

According to the sources, when AC voltage is applied to a capacitor, the **current leads the voltage by $\pi/2$** (or one-quarter cycle) . Therefore, Statement I is correct as it identifies that the current leads. Statement II is incorrect because it claims the phase difference is $\pi$, whereas the sources specify the phase difference is exactly $\pi/2$ for a purely capacitive circuit .

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