A circuits is open 36 µfarad capacitor and a 120 Ω resistor in series with a 24 V battery.The capacitor is initially uncharged before the switch is closed (a)find the charge, (b)find the voltage, and (c)find the current through the capacitor after one time constant had elapsed.

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A circuits is open 36 µfarad capacitor and a 120 Ω resistor in series with a 24 V battery.The capacitor is initially uncharged before the switch is closed (a)find the charge, (b)find the voltage, and (c)find the current through the capacitor after one time constant had elapsed. After the capacitor is fully charged the switch is open for the capacitor to discharge through the resistor (a)find the charge, (b)find the voltage and (c)find the current through the capacitor after one time constant had elapsed.

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