A 2.00-nF capacitor with an initial charge of 5.94 µC is discharged through a 1.47-kΩ resistor. (a) Calculate the current in the resistor 9.00 µs after the resistor is connected across the terminals of the capacitor. (Let the positive direction of the current be define such that dq/dt > 0.) (b) What charge remains on the capacitor after 8.00 µs? (c) What is the (magnitude of the) maximum current in the resistor?

A 2.00-nF capacitor with an initial charge of 5.94 µC is discharged through a 1.47-kΩ resistor. (a) Calculate the current in the resistor 9.00 µs after the resistor is connected across the terminals of the capacitor. (Let the positive direction of the current be define such that dq/dt > 0.) (b) What charge remains on the capacitor after 8.00 µs? (c) What is the (magnitude of the) maximum current in the resistor?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter29: Direct Current (dc) Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 72PQ: A capacitor with initial charge Q0 is connected across a resistor R at time t = 0. The separation...

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