A 2.00- µ F capacitor that is initially uncharged is connected in series with a 6.00-kΩ resistor and an emf source with ε = 90.0 V and negligible internal resistance. The circuit is completed at t = 0. (a) Just after the circuit is completed, what is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor? (b) At what value of t is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor equal to the rate at which electrical energy is being stored in the capacitor? (c) At the time calculated in part (b), what is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor?
A 2.00- µ F capacitor that is initially uncharged is connected in series with a 6.00-kΩ resistor and an emf source with ε = 90.0 V and negligible internal resistance. The circuit is completed at t = 0. (a) Just after the circuit is completed, what is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor? (b) At what value of t is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor equal to the rate at which electrical energy is being stored in the capacitor? (c) At the time calculated in part (b), what is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor?
A 2.00-µF capacitor that is initially uncharged is connected in series with a 6.00-kΩ resistor and an emf source with ε = 90.0 V and negligible internal resistance. The circuit is completed at t = 0. (a) Just after the circuit is completed, what is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor? (b) At what value of t is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor equal to the rate at which electrical energy is being stored in the capacitor? (c) At the time calculated in part (b), what is the rate at which electrical energy is being dissipated in the resistor?
A capacitor that is initially uncharged is connected in series with a resistor and a 700.0 V emf source with negligible internal resistance. Just after the circuit is completed, the current through the resistor is 0.900 mA and the time constant for the circuit is 10.00 s. What are (a) the resistance of the resistor and (b) the capacitance of the capacitor?
At time t = 0, an RC circuit consists of a 20.0-V emf device, a 50.0-0 resistor, and a 146.0-µF capacitor that is fully charged. The switch is thrown so that the capacitor begins to discharge.
(a) What is the time constant t of this circuit?
0.0073
(b) How much charge is stored by the capacitor at t = 0.5t, 2t, and 4t?
1148.93
q(t = 0.57)
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2524.82
q(t = 2t)
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2866.52
q(t = 4t)
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A capacitor that is initially uncharged is connected in series with a resistor and a 300.0 V emf source with negligible internal resistance. Just after the circuit is completed, the current through the resistor is 0.950 mA and the time constant for the circuit is 6.00 s.
(A) What is the resistance of the resistor? Express your answer with the appropriate units.
(B) What is the capacitance of the capacitor? Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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