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Why a DC ammeter cannot read AC?

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For direct current `X_(L) = 0` and `X_(C) = oo`. Alternating current varies in magnitude and direction periodically. But direct current is a unidirectional current and does not vary periodically. Hence a DC ammeter cannot read AC.
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