Four identical capacitors are connected with a resistor in two different ways. When they are connected as in part a of the drawing, the time constant to charge up this circuit is 0.72 s. What is the time constant when they are connected with the same resistor as in part b? R C C Number i R www C + Units <>

Four identical capacitors are connected with a resistor in two different ways. When they are connected as in part a of the drawing, the time constant to charge up this circuit is 0.72 s. What is the time constant when they are connected with the same resistor as in part b? R C C Number i R www C + Units <>

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