Post-Lab Questions LAB-6: Capacitors in Circuits Marks: Max 2+2+2+2+2+2-10 Name
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Post-Lab Questions LAB-6: Capacitors in Circuits Marks: Max 2+2+2+2+2+2-10 Name 1. Which capacitor do you think stored more charge when it was fully charged, the lorger (more uF) or the smaller one (less yuF) 2. To improve accuracy in this experiment, should you use a larger or smler capacitor. and why? 3. Why did the time to charge and discharge increase when the capacitors were in parallet as compared to when they were in series? 4. What is the effect on charging and discharging times if the capacitance is increased in an RC circuit? (circle comect answers) Charging time will: Discharging time will: increase / decrease increase / decrease 5. What is the effect on charging and discharging times if the resistance is increased in an RC circuit? (circle cormrect answers) Charging time will: Discharging fime willincrease/decrease increase / decreaseExplanation / Answer
1)If bigger is the capacitor ,more will be the capacitance and Q=CV ,so if C is more charge,Q will be more
2)We should use bigger capacitor
3)We know time constant=RC so if C will change ,time constant will change and charging time will change
4)If C is increased ,charging time and discharging time will increase
5)if R is increased,charging and discharging time will increase