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After it charges, how does a capacitor behave in a steady DC circuit?

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  1. Like a short circuit
  2. Like a fixed resistor
  3. Like an open circuit

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  1. OpenStax College Physics 2e, 23.11 Reactance, Inductive and Capacitive openstax.org/books/college-physics-2e/pages/23-11-reactance-inductive-and-capacitive Checked 2026-10-10.

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