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Reactance
Reactance
Reactance
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The imaginary part X is the reactance. The units of reactance, like those of impedance,
are ohms. Reactance may be positive or negative. For example, the impedance of an
inductor L at frequency ω is given by Eq. (2), so X is positive. The impedance of a
capacitor C is given by Eq. (3), so X is negative.
The reactance of a circuit may depend on both the resistors and the inductors or
capacitors in the circuit. For example, the circuit in the illustration has admittance
[Eq. (4)]
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and impedance [Eq. (5)], so that the reactance [Eq. (6)], depends on both the capacitor
C and the resistor R.
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See also Admittance; Electrical impedance.
Circuit with a resistor and capacitor in parallel.