Pure R, L and C Circuits
The correct phasor diagram for an a.c. circuit containing only pure capacitor.

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Answer: (b)
- In a pure capacitor the current leads the emf by .
- Phasors rotate anticlockwise, so must be clockwise from .
- In figure (2), points right and points down: is behind .
- So the answer is (b), figure (2).