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RC Circuits
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During the charging of a capacitor, the current in the RC circuit
is given by
I ( t ) = (V/R)*exp( -t / T)
where V is the battery emf, R is the resistance, and T = RC is called the RC circuit time constant. On the other hand, the charge on the capacitor varies with time according to
Q ( t ) = CV [1 exp( -t / T)]
- When a capacitor discharges through a resistance R, the charge on the capacitor decreases with time according to Q ( t ) = Q_initial *exp ( -t / T)
RC Circuits
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- Intro
- Charging a Capacitor: Circuit Equation
- Circuit with a Resistance , Capacitance and a Battery
- Closing Switch at T=0
- Applying Kirchhoff's Rule
- Change in Potential is Zero
- Solution Tau dq/dt= ec-q
- Discharging a Capacitor
- Example
- 12V Battery with Switch and Resistance 10mili ohms and Capacitor Connected 10 Micro Farad
- Time Constant
- Charge at q=0 at t=1sec
- Example
- Switch With Capacitor and Resistance
- What Time Charge C Has Initial Valve
- How Long Charge Energy Stored in C to Drop Half of Initial Value
- Example 1: RC Circuit 1
- Example 2: RC Circuit 2
- Example 3: RC Circuit 3





























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