A 6-mF capacitor is charged to 12 V and then connected across a 100 W resistor. Find (a) The initial charge on the capacitor (b) The initial current through the resistor (c) The time constant

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A 6-mF capacitor is charged to 12 V and then connected across a 100 W resistor. Find 

(a) The initial charge on the capacitor 

(b) The initial current through the resistor 

(c) The time constant 

(d) The charge on the capacitor after 3 ms 

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