Example An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a battery with emf12.0V. If C-5,00 uF and R-8.00x10' (2, find the time constant of the circuit, the maximum charge on the capacitor, Uhe maximum current in tte cireuit, and the charee and current as functions of time, Discharging a capacitor arged ch. When we close the swtch. a current will 1low. Kirchhotf s 2- rule gives us IR+=- 0 Reartang ine whave/ = = . 72sTywFanducira MacBook A

Example An uncharged capacitor and a resistor are connected in series to a battery with emf12.0V. If C-5,00 uF and R-8.00x10' (2, find the time constant of the circuit, the maximum charge on the capacitor, Uhe maximum current in tte cireuit, and the charee and current as functions of time, Discharging a capacitor arged ch. When we close the swtch. a current will 1low. Kirchhotf s 2- rule gives us IR+=- 0 Reartang ine whave/ = = . 72sTywFanducira MacBook A

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter10: Direct-current Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.6CYU: Check Your Understanding In considering the following schematic and the power supplied and consumed...

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