1. The switch in the image closes at time t = 0. The graph shows the current through the resistor as a function of time for four different combinations of resistance and capacitance. Assume that R = 4 and C = 2 μF. (a) Match each plot in the graph to the correct value of R and C. 2R and 2C: R and 2C: 2R and C: R and C: (b) What is the emf of the battery? Show your work. ε = Switch closes at t=0s. R A- 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 C Current (A) 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 ཋ[ འ ° ཨཱུ ཤྩ ཛྱཱ ལྤ 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 B 0.1 Time (s) 0.2 D 0.3

1. The switch in the image closes at time t = 0. The graph shows the current through the resistor as a function of time for four different combinations of resistance and capacitance. Assume that R = 4 and C = 2 μF. (a) Match each plot in the graph to the correct value of R and C. 2R and 2C: R and 2C: 2R and C: R and C: (b) What is the emf of the battery? Show your work. ε = Switch closes at t=0s. R A- 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 C Current (A) 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 ཋ[ འ ° ཨཱུ ཤྩ ཛྱཱ ལྤ 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 B 0.1 Time (s) 0.2 D 0.3

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305116399

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter28: Direct-current Circuits

Section: Chapter Questions

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