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Electronics information · Difficulty 1

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Question

Alternating current differs from direct current because alternating current:

  1. Cannot deliver power
  2. Periodically reverses direction
  3. Has no voltage
  4. Flows only in batteries
Reveal answer and explanation

Periodically reverses direction

AC periodically changes direction; DC maintains one direction.