General exam question G6A04
Subelement G6, CIRCUIT COMPONENTS· Group G6A
Which of the following is characteristic of an electrolytic capacitor?
- A.Tight tolerance
- B.Much less leakage than any other type
- C.High capacitance for a given volume (correct answer)
- D.Inexpensive RF capacitor
WhyA characteristic of an electrolytic capacitor is high capacitance for a given volume. An electrolytic capacitor uses a very thin oxide layer as its dielectric, which lets it pack a large amount of capacitance into a comparatively small physical volume, answer C. Electrolytics have relatively loose tolerance, tend to have more leakage than film or ceramic types, and their polarized, higher-leakage construction makes them a poor choice as an inexpensive RF capacitor, so A, B, and D don't describe them.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2023-2027 NCVEC Element 3 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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