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As a capacitor is being charged in an RC circuit, the currentflowing through the resistor is(a) increasing. (c) constant.(b) decreasing. (d) zero.

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter23: Series And Parallel Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44A

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As a capacitor is being charged in an RC circuit, the current
flowing through the resistor is
(a) increasing. (c) constant.
(b) decreasing. (d) zero.

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