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A circuit is constructed with four resistors, one capacitor, one battery and a s

ID: 1623070 • Letter: A

Question

A circuit is constructed with four resistors, one capacitor, one battery and a switch as shown. The values for the resistors are: R1 = R2 = 34 , R3 = 75 and R4 = 119 . The capacitance is C = 66 F and the battery voltage is V = 12 V. The positive terminal of the battery is indicated with a + sign.

1)

The switch has been open for a long time when at time t = 0, the switch is closed. What is I4(0), the magnitude of the current through the resistor R4 just after the switch is closed?

A

Your submissions:

0.068

Computed value:

0.068

Submitted:

Thursday, May 11 at 4:00 PM

Feedback:

Your answer has been judged correct; the exact answer is: 0.0680293337494149.

2)

What is Q(), the charge on the capacitor after the switch has been closed for a very long time?

C

3)

After the switch has been closed for a very long time, it is then opened. What is Q(topen), the charge on the capacitor at a time topen = 540 s after the switch was opened?

C

4)

What is IC,max(closed), the current that flows through the capacitor whose magnitude is maximum during the time when the switch is closed? A positive value for the current is defined to be in the direction of the arrow shown.

A

5)

What is IC,max(open), the current that flows through the capacitor whose magnitude is maximum during the time when the switch is open? A positive value for the current is defined to be in the direction of the arrow shown.

A

Explanation / Answer

No current flow through R2:

i = V/Req = V/(R1 + R4 + R3) = 12/(34+119 +75) = 0.05263 A

V3 = i R3 = 0.05263*75 = 3.95 V

Q = C V3 = 66*3.95 = 260.53 uC

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