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Discussion Forum : Capacitors - General Questions (Q.No. 23)
23.
In an ac circuit, an output capacitor and a resistor are connected in series with an ac signal. What filter action will be the result?
bandpass
low-pass
high-pass
band-stop
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
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Mahesh R said:   9 years ago
From the question, it is clear that the output is taken across the capacitor. So HF signals will get grounded and we will get LF signals in the output. Hence it is LPF.

If the capacitor was connected first and output was taken across the resistor it would be an HPF as the capacitor offer higher impedance to LF signal.

As per my understanding,

Normally with AC signal:

R-C is LPF.
C-R is HPF.

With square wave:

R-C is Integrator.
C-R is a differentiator.

Vasu said:   1 decade ago
What I mean to say is if R is connected first and Capacitor is at the output , then the circuit is LPF or integrator. If viceversa that is Capacitor comes first and the output is taken at the resistor side the it acts as HPF or differentiator.

ASWATHI MS said:   1 decade ago
1). When the resistor is nearer to the source and output is taken from capacitor it is a low pass filter.

2). When the capacitor is nearer to the source and the output is taken from the resistor it is high pass filter.

Vasu said:   1 decade ago
The correct answer is Hpf. The capacitor allows only high frequencies and provides high impedance to low frequencies which means it allows only High frequencies that makes it act as a hpf.

Shyam said:   1 decade ago
I think the R and C are in series and in parallel with AC using normally all circuit for pulse suppressing, then it will act as low pass filter.

Engineer said:   1 decade ago
It is simple capacitor at out put will conduct at high frequencies making them gnd and block low frequencies which are the out put.

Tua said:   1 decade ago
@Vasu

If R is connected first and Capacitor is at the output then how the circuit will act as a lpf filter? Please explain.

Priti said:   1 decade ago
It is not cleared which component is connected first. So hard to reach answer now.

Kiran sp said:   9 years ago
Integrator > low pass filter.

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