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Past exam of the physics 2 paper of the University of Oxford 2021 10 a Solution by
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With phasors proportional to , the resistor, inductor, and capacitor have complex impedances , , and . In a series circuit they carry the same electric current, so their voltage drops add:The real part describes Joule heating; the imaginary part changes sign between capacitive and inductive response, passing through zero at .
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