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Phase difference is the relationship in time between two waveforms of the same:

The correct answer is C. Frequency. Phase difference is the time-based relationship between two waveforms that must share the same frequency for the comparison to be meaningful.

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Question

Phase difference is the relationship in time between two waveforms of the same:

Options

  • APower
  • BVoltage
  • CFrequency
  • DCurrent

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    9% (3)
  • B
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  • C
    82% (28)
  • D
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Why each option

Phase difference is the time-based relationship between two waveforms that must share the same frequency for the comparison to be meaningful.

APower

Power is a product of voltage and current, not a waveform characteristic that defines the basis for phase comparison between two signals.

BVoltage

Voltage is a quantity that can have a phase, but it is not the shared property that defines phase difference - two waveforms must share the same frequency for phase difference to apply.

CFrequencyCorrect

Phase difference - measured in degrees or radians - describes how much one periodic waveform leads or lags another in time. For this measurement to be defined and consistent, both waveforms must have the same frequency; otherwise the phase relationship continuously shifts and cannot be expressed as a fixed value.

DCurrent

Current, like voltage, can have a phase angle, but it is not the fundamental property that must be equal between two waveforms for phase difference to be defined.

Concept tested: Phase difference and frequency relationship in AC waveforms

Source: https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/accircuits/phase-difference.html

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#phase difference#waveforms#frequency#AC power

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