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A fully charged capacitor with a voltage of270V is discharged through a resistor

ID: 2093443 • Letter: A

Question

A fully charged capacitor with a voltage of270V is discharged through a resistor.
(a) What is the voltage across the capacitor at the end offivetime constants?


(b) At this time, what is the voltage across the resistor?

A fully charged capacitor with a voltage of270V is discharged through a resistor.
(a) What is the voltage across the capacitor at the end offivetime constants?


(b) At this time, what is the voltage across the resistor?
(a) What is the voltage across the capacitor at the end offivetime constants?


(b) At this time, what is the voltage across the resistor?

Explanation / Answer

V=V0e-t/RC

V=270e-5=1.82V

The same is the voltage across the resistor.