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 .
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
According to the sources, when AC voltage is applied to a capacitor, the current leads the voltage by (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 , whereas the sources specify the phase difference is exactly for a purely capacitive circuit .
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