8. Consider the series RC circuit below. C= 4.0mF %3D You? F1002 502 a. How should the open switch be closed in order to fill the capacitor with charge? b. What is the initial effective resistance of this capacitor when the switch is first closed? С. Electrical engineers estimate that it takes 10 time constants to fill this capacitor with charge. Calculate the time needed to fill this capacitor.

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8. Consider the series ROC circuit below.
=c= 4.0uF
1002
a. How should the open switch be closed in order to fill the capacitor with charge?
b.
What is the initial effective resistance of this capacitor when the switch is first closed?
С.
Electrical engineers estimate that it takes 10 time constants to fill this capacitor with charge.
Calculate the time needed to fill this capacitor.
d.
Calculate the maximum charge stored on this capacitor.
е.
How should the switch be closed to empty the full capacitor?
f.
Calculate the time needed for the initially filled capacitor to have only 35% of its maximum charge
remain on the plates.
Transcribed Image Text:8. Consider the series ROC circuit below. =c= 4.0uF 1002 a. How should the open switch be closed in order to fill the capacitor with charge? b. What is the initial effective resistance of this capacitor when the switch is first closed? С. Electrical engineers estimate that it takes 10 time constants to fill this capacitor with charge. Calculate the time needed to fill this capacitor. d. Calculate the maximum charge stored on this capacitor. е. How should the switch be closed to empty the full capacitor? f. Calculate the time needed for the initially filled capacitor to have only 35% of its maximum charge remain on the plates.
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