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The correct answer is: D. The statement is incorrect.

A pure capacitor cannot consume power in an AC circuit. This is because the current through a capacitor is 90 degrees out of phase with the voltage across it. This means that the power factor of a pure capacitor is 0, and therefore the power consumed by a pure capacitor is 0.

The other options are incorrect because they are all factors that can affect the power consumed by a capacitor in an AC circuit. The capacitive reactance is the opposition to the flow of current by a capacitor.