A series circuit is comprised of 2 resistors R1 = 500 ohms and R2 = 1000 ohms and a capacitor of C = 470mF. The combination is suddenly connected across a 50V dc supply battery. Determine the time constant and the time when the capacitor charge reaches 20Coulombs.

A series circuit is comprised of 2 resistors R1 = 500 ohms and R2 = 1000 ohms and a capacitor of C = 470mF. The combination is suddenly connected across a 50V dc supply battery. Determine the time constant and the time when the capacitor charge reaches 20Coulombs.

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of C = 470mF. The combination is suddenly connected across a 50V dc supply battery. Determine
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