The figure below shows a circuit consisting of a 15.0 V battery in series with an inductor with inductance L= 12.5 H, a resistor with resistance R = 6.50 0, and a switch, initlally open. (a) After the switch is closed, what is the maximum current (in A) that will flow through the circuit? (b) What is the time constant (in s) of the circuit? (c) After the switch is dosed, how much time (in s) dpes it take for the current to reach 95.0% of Its maximum value?

The figure below shows a circuit consisting of a 15.0 V battery in series with an inductor with inductance L= 12.5 H, a resistor with resistance R = 6.50 0, and a switch, initlally open. (a) After the switch is closed, what is the maximum current (in A) that will flow through the circuit? (b) What is the time constant (in s) of the circuit? (c) After the switch is dosed, how much time (in s) dpes it take for the current to reach 95.0% of Its maximum value?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter23: Faraday’s Law And Inductance

Section23.6: Rl Circuits

Problem 23.8QQ

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The current I(t) through a 5.0-mH inductor varies with time, as shown below. The resistance of the inductor is 5.0 . Calculate the voltage across the inductor at t = 2.0 ms, r = 4.0 ms, and t = 8.0 ms.
Suppose that a rectangular toroid has 2000 windings and a self-inductance of 0.040 H. If h = 0.10 m, what is the current flowing through a rectangular toroid when the energy in its magnetic field is 2.0 × 10-6 J?
Suppose that a cylindrical solenoid is wrapped around a core of iron whose magnetic susceptibility is x. Using Equation 14.9, show that the self-inductance of the solenoid is given by L=(l+x)+0n2Al where l is its length, A its cross-sectional area and N its total number of turns. Nm=U
An electric current contains a battery that produces a voltage of 60 voltsV , a resistor with a resistance of 13 ohms, and inductor with an inductance of 5 henrys H  . Using calculus, it can be shown that I I t    (in amperes, A), when t seconds after the switch is closed is 13 5 60 1 13 t I e          1.4.1 Use this equation to express the time t as function of the currentI 
The figure below shows a circuit consisting of a 12.0 V battery in series with an inductor with inductance L = 12.5 H, a resistor with resistance R = 2.00 Ω, and a switch, initially open. A circuit contains a battery, a switch, an inductor, and a resistor. The circuit starts at the positive terminal of the battery labeled emf, goes through the initally open switch labeled S, goes through the inductor labeled L, goes through the resistor labeled R and ends at the negative terminal of the battery. (a) After the switch is closed, what is the maximum current (in A) that will flow through the circuit? A (b) What is the time constant (in s) of the circuit? s (c) After the switch is closed, how much time (in s) does it take for the current to reach 95.0% of its maximum value? s
In 3.0 s, the current in a particular RL circuit that consists of a battery, a resistor, and an inductor connected in series has increased to 50.% of the maximum current possible. If the resistor has a value of 3.00 Ω, what is the inductance of the inductor? (a) 4.1 H (b) 6.5 H (c) 3.3 H (d) 13 H(e) None of the above