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C

Capacitive Reactance

Opposition to current flow caused by a capacitor when an AC supply is used. 

Strangely enough the higher the frequency the lower the capacitive reactance. 

CRO

A device that throws electrons at the middle of a screen, while magnets make the deviate from their intended destination.


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