9. A capacitor of 5000 µF is charged by a 12 V supply and then discharged through a 150 Q resistor. Calculate (a) its initial charge, (b) the time constant (c) the charge remaining after 1.5 seconds.

9. A capacitor of 5000 µF is charged by a 12 V supply and then discharged through a 150 Q resistor. Calculate (a) its initial charge, (b) the time constant (c) the charge remaining after 1.5 seconds.

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through a 150 Q resistor. Calculate (a) its initial charge, (b) the time
constant (c) the charge remaining after 1.5 seconds.

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