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Inductive & capacitive reactance

Calculate the reactance of ideal inductive and capacitive components at the selected frequency.

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Example values

Greater than 0 · max 1,000,000,000

Greater than 0 · max 1,000,000

Greater than 0 · max 1,000,000

Point or comma for decimals.

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The calculation

XL = 2πfL
XC = −1 / (2πfC)
The result shows the magnitude of XC.

Assumptions & limits

Ideal components. Series resistance, core losses, parasitic capacitance and self-resonance are excluded.

Background: AC circuits · OpenStax University Physics
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