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You have a capacitor that's discharging through a resistor toward zero voltage. What fraction of the inital voltage will the capacitor have after time 2RC?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter27: Capacitors And Batteries

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17PQ: A pair of capacitors with capacitances CA = 3.70 F and CB = 6.40 F are connected in a network. What...

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