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Q46NEET 1992 · AIPMTEasy

Capacitors in DC Circuits & RC

The time constant of C-RC\text{-}R circuit is

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Answer: (c)

  1. Charge on an RC circuit grows as q=q0(1−e−t/RC)q = q_0(1 - e^{-t/RC}).
  2. The time constant is τ=CR\tau = CR (unit: Ω⋅F=s\Omega \cdot \text{F} = \text{s}).
  3. So the answer is (c) CRCR.
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