FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS - EXTENDED
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Chapter 27, Problem 68P
A 1.0 μF capacitor with an initial stored energy of 0.50 J is discharged through a 1.0 MΩ resistor. (a) What is the initial charge on the capacitor? (b) What is the current through the resistor when the discharge starts? Find an expression that gives, as a function of time t, (c) the potential difference VR across the resistor, and (e) the rate at which thermal energy is produced in the resistor.
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