A network of two identical capacitors, each with capacitance C, is charged through a resistor R using a battery with emf E. (a) What is the time constant, in terms of R and C, for the charging circuit if the two capacitors are in series? (b) In parallel? (c) For which capacitor network, series or parallel, does the voltage across the resistor become 1% of its initial value in a shorter time?

A network of two identical capacitors, each with capacitance C, is charged through a resistor R using a battery with emf E. (a) What is the time constant, in terms of R and C, for the charging circuit if the two capacitors are in series? (b) In parallel? (c) For which capacitor network, series or parallel, does the voltage across the resistor become 1% of its initial value in a shorter time?