RC Circuit

Impedance
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Capacitor
Resistor
Contribution to
complex impedance
Phasor diagram

You know that the voltage in a capacitive lags the current because the current must flow to build up the charge, and the voltage across the capacitor is proportional to that charge which is built up on the capacitor plates.

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RC Impedance

The frequency dependent impedance of an RC series circuit.
For C = x10^ F = μF = pF
at angular frequency ω = x10^ rad/s,
frequency = x10^ Hz = kHz = MHz
and resistance R = x10^ ohms = kohms = Megohms,

the impedance is

Z = x10^ ohms = kohms = Megohms

at phase φ = degrees.
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AC behavior of RC circuit
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