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Question E6D02

From subelement E6 - E6D

E6D02
Answer: A

What is the equivalent circuit of a quartz crystal?

ASeries RLC in parallel with a shunt C representing electrode and stray capacitance
BParallel RLC, where C is the parallel combination of resonance capacitance of the crystal and electrode and stray capacitance
CSeries RLC, where C is the parallel combination of resonance capacitance of the crystal and electrode and stray capacitance
DParallel RLC, where C is the series combination of resonance capacitance of the crystal and electrode and stray capacitance