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You charge an initially uncharged 85.9 mF capacitor through a 36.9 ? resistor by means of a 9.00 V battery having negligible internal resistance. Find the time constant ? of the circuit. ? = s What is the charge Q on the capacitor 1.73 time constants after the circuit is closed? Q = C What is the charge Q0 after a long amount of time has passed? Q0 = C

          You charge an initially uncharged 85.9 mF capacitor through a 36.9 ? resistor by means of a 9.00 V battery having negligible internal resistance. Find the time constant ? of the circuit.

? = s

What is the charge Q on the capacitor 1.73 time constants after the circuit is closed?

Q = C

What is the charge Q0 after a long amount of time has passed?

Q0 = C

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You charge an initially uncharged 85.9 mF capacitor through a 36.9 ? resistor by means of a 9.00 V battery having negligible internal resistance. Find the time constant ? of the circuit.

? = s

What is the charge Q on the capacitor 1.73 time constants after the circuit is closed?

Q = C

What is the charge Q0 after a long amount of time has passed?

Q0 = C

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Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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10/17/2023

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The time constant (τ) is given by the product of the resistance (R) and the capacitance (C): τ = RC Plugging in the given values: τ = (36.9 Ω)(85.9 mF) = 36.9 Ω * 85.9 * 10^{-3} F Calculating the time constant: τ ≈ 3.17 s Now, we need to find the charge on Show more…

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You charge an initially uncharged 85.9 mF capacitor through a 36.9 Ω resistor by means of a 9.00 V battery having negligible internal resistance. Find the time constant of the circuit: What is the charge on the capacitor 1.73 time constants after the circuit is closed? What is the charge Q0 after long amount of time has passed?

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