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A capacitor in an $R C$ circuit is charged to 60.0$\%$ of its maximum value in 0.900 s. What is the time constant of the circuit?
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6C$, where $C$ is the maximum charge. The time taken for this is $t = 0.9$ seconds. We need to find the time constant of the circuit, $RC$. Show more…
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