A 4.0µF capacitor discharges while connected in series with a resistor. The current drops from its initial value of 6.0A down to 3.0A after 200ms.

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A 4.0µF capacitor discharges while connected in series with a resistor. The current
drops from its initial value of 6.0A down to 3.0A after 200ms.
a.) What is the time constant for this circuit?
b.) What is the resistance of the resistor?
c.) How much energy is dissipated by the resistor during this discharge time?
Transcribed Image Text:A 4.0µF capacitor discharges while connected in series with a resistor. The current drops from its initial value of 6.0A down to 3.0A after 200ms. a.) What is the time constant for this circuit? b.) What is the resistance of the resistor? c.) How much energy is dissipated by the resistor during this discharge time?
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