Electronics information · Difficulty 3
Try this ASVAB-style question.
Choose your answer before opening the explanation. This original practice item is for preparation and does not reproduce an official test question.
Which situation is the best example of capacitor?
- A rectifier blocks one polarity of an alternating signal.
- A battery provides potential difference across a lamp.
- Opening one lamp disconnects every lamp in the single loop.
- A camera flash circuit briefly stores energy before releasing it.
Reveal answer and explanation
A camera flash circuit briefly stores energy before releasing it.
capacitor is a component that stores separated electric charge. A camera flash circuit briefly stores energy before releasing it.