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In an AC series circuit, the instanctaneous current is zero when the instantaneous voltage is xamimum. Connected to the source may be a

A

Pure inductor

B

Pure capacitor

C

Pure resistor

D

Combination of capacitor and an inductor

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C
The circuit element connected to the AC source will be pure resistor. In pure resistive AC circuit, voltage and current are in the same phase.
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