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Discharging a capacitor
8 past-paper questions on Discharging a capacitor
Use Fig. 7.2, Fig. 7.3 and your answer in (a) to explain why the variation of Q with t is exponential in nature.
Practise the full question →the time constant τ of the circuit in Fig. 6.1.
Practise the full question →On Fig. 7.3, sketch the variation with t of the power P dissipated in R.
Practise the full question →Determine the resistance of R.
Practise the full question →On Fig. 8.1, sketch the variation of I with t between t = 0 and t = 100 ms.
Practise the full question →Explain the shape of the line in Fig. 6.2.
Practise the full question →State three conclusions that may be drawn from Fig. 2.1. The conclusions may be qualitative or quantitative.
Practise the full question →the time constant τ of the circuit.
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