Question

____________ capacitors usually have a colour code to find its value.

(a) Electrolyte capacitor

(b) Variable capacitor

(c) Polyester capacitor

(d) Glass capacitor

I had been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

The question is from Types of Capacitor and Capacitance in section Capacitance and Capacitors of Basic Electrical Engineering

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) Polyester capacitor

The best explanation: Polyester capacitors usually come with a colour code because they are very small and their values cannot be printed on its body.