Define reactive power.

What will be an ideal response?


Reactive power is the power used to produce a magnetic field or an electrostatic field and is stored and then returned to the circuit.

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A. International Building Code B. International Residential Code C. National Association of Home Builders D. Uniform Building Code

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Dividing the picture plane into three parts is called what?

A the golden spiral B. visual harmony C. imaginary space D. the rule of thirds

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In a dc circuit operating in steady state (transients already gone), an inductor behaves like

A. a capacitor B. a closed (short) circuit C. a resistor D. a current source E. an open circuit

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To which island off the coast of western Africa was Napoleon exiled after his “Hundred Days” return?

a. Corsica b. Elba c. Sardinia d. St. Helena

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