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True or false: the input impedance of an oscilloscope is purely resistive.

  • A.False, the input capacitance dominates above a few kilohertz
  • B.True, the input being a one megohm resistor and nothing else
  • C.True, the input capacitance being cancelled by the probe compensation
  • D.True at low frequency and also at high frequency, though not in between

Answer: A

A megohm in parallel with twenty or thirty picofarads is the usual input, and the capacitance dominates above a few kilohertz. At one megahertz that capacitance is only a few kilohms, which is why a compensated probe matters so much in high impedance circuits.

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