An RC circuit is designed to operate an alarm in a house. The alarm activates when the current through it exceeds 120uA. The alarm is powered by a 9V DC source which is connected to a limiting resistor of 10 k2. One end of the 10 k2 resistor and the other end of the switch is connected to a parallel combination of an 80uF capacitor and a variable resistor R. The variable resistor is connected in series to the alarm, which has a resistance of 4 k2. If the variable resistor has an operating range of 0

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An RC circuit is designed to operate an alarm in a house. The alarm activates when
the current through it exceeds 120uA. The alarm is powered by a 9V DC source
which is connected to a limiting resistor of 10 k2. One end of the 10 k2 resistor
and the other end of the switch is connected to a parallel combination of an 80uF
capacitor and a variable resistor R. The variable resistor is connected in series to
the alarm, which has a resistance of 4 k2. If the variable resistor has an operating
range of 0<R 6 k2, sketch the circuit diagram and find the range of time delay
that the circuit can operate for the alarm.
Transcribed Image Text:An RC circuit is designed to operate an alarm in a house. The alarm activates when the current through it exceeds 120uA. The alarm is powered by a 9V DC source which is connected to a limiting resistor of 10 k2. One end of the 10 k2 resistor and the other end of the switch is connected to a parallel combination of an 80uF capacitor and a variable resistor R. The variable resistor is connected in series to the alarm, which has a resistance of 4 k2. If the variable resistor has an operating range of 0<R 6 k2, sketch the circuit diagram and find the range of time delay that the circuit can operate for the alarm.
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