College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 19, Problem 56P
A 500.0 Ω resistor is connected in series with a capacitor. What must be the capacitance of the capacitor to produce a time constant of 2.00 s?
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