🔍 Key Concepts

• Relation between a conductor, its insulation, and a nearby grounded surface along the entire cable length • Meaning of the term distributed in AC circuit parameters (spread out along the length, not lumped at one point) • How a separated conductor and ground with insulation between them behaves in AC circuits (think of a basic two‑plate relationship)

💭 Think About

• Look at figure A: if you treat the conductor and the hull ground as two elements of a simple component, with insulation between them, what common AC component does that resemble? • Ask yourself which option (capacitance, inductance, impedance, reactance) is a physical effect that is naturally formed between two separated conductors, rather than a general term for overall opposition to current. • In figures B and C, what kind of small, repeated elements are drawn between each phase and the common equipment-grounding conductor? What type of component symbol is that?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify what two physical parts act as the "plates" and what acts as the dielectric in figure A. • Confirm which listed quantity is normally considered a lumped parameter (for the whole circuit) versus one that can be distributed along a cable between conductor and ground. • Match the tiny components drawn in figures B and C to their standard circuit-symbol meaning before choosing your answer.