For a capacitor, the
A) voltage lags behind the current.
B) current lags behind the voltage.
C) current and the voltage are in phase.
D) current-voltage phase angle is greater than 90º.
E) current-voltage phase angle is less than 90º.

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For a capacitor, the voltage lags behind the current. This means that the capacitor acts as a reactive element, storing charge and releasing it later, leading to a phase shift where the voltage lags behind the current.

For a Capacitor, the