Title: alternating voltage
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - alternating voltage
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.A00254
Status: current

Definition
This term should be applied only to sinusoidal phenomena; the term periodic voltage should be used for other wave forms.

Related Terms
- amplitude of alternating voltage: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/A00311
- periodic voltage: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04496

Source
- PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1505 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)

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Citation: Citation: 'alternating voltage' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.A00254
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