If we remove all connections to the capacitor (after initially charging it), what is the time constant (tau) for the capacitor discharging?

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If we remove all connections to the capacitor (after initially charging it), what is the time constant (tau)
for the capacitor discharging?
Transcribed Image Text:If we remove all connections to the capacitor (after initially charging it), what is the time constant (tau) for the capacitor discharging?
4.
Spacing d
Two parallel
conducting plates
(area A, spacing d,
charge +Q and -Q)
forming a
capacitor. The
spacing d is small
(drawing not to
scale).
Dielectric block with dielectric
constant K and resistivity (not
resistance) rho (or p) initially
inserted fully between the plates
Transcribed Image Text:4. Spacing d Two parallel conducting plates (area A, spacing d, charge +Q and -Q) forming a capacitor. The spacing d is small (drawing not to scale). Dielectric block with dielectric constant K and resistivity (not resistance) rho (or p) initially inserted fully between the plates
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