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RC Circuits

  • 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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AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism