Phase Shift of an RC Circuit
20 In both of the circuits shown in Figure 6.26, the output voltage is different from the input voltage.
Question
In what ways do they differ? _____
The signal is attenuated, or reduced. The amount of attenuation depends upon the frequency of the signal. Circuit 1 will pass high-frequency signals while blocking low-frequency signals. Circuit 2 will pass low-frequency signals while blocking high-frequency signals.
21 The voltage is also changed in another way. The voltage across a capacitor rises and falls at the same frequency as the input signal, but it does not reach its peak at the same time, nor does it pass through zero at the same time. You can see this when you compare the Vout curves to the Vin curves in Figure 6.27.
22 The output voltage waveform in graph (1) of Figure 6.27 is said to lead the input voltage waveform. The output waveform in graph (2) ...
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