Passive Components

Basic Electronics

Passive devices are electronic components that do not have the capability to generate voltage or control current but serves as mediums through which current could flow or voltage may be stored. Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors are all passive components having their own unique characteristics.

Resistors reduce the amount of current. Resistors provide a voltage drop equal to the product of the current and its resistance (V = IR). Capacitors are capable of charging and discharging in reaction to changing voltage. And Inductors produces magnetic field for alternating current.



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