You Charge a Capacitor and Then Discharge It Through a Resistor

question 121

Multiple Choice

You charge a capacitor and then discharge it through a resistor. You notice that, after four time constants, the voltage across the capacitor has decreased to _____ of its value just prior to the initiation of the discharge.

• A) 0.368
• B) 0.135
• C) 0.0498
• D) 0.0183
• E) 0.00674

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