A Voltage Source of 15 V Is Connected to a Series

question 36

Multiple Choice

A voltage source of 15 V is connected to a series RC circuit where R = 2 × 10⁶ Ω,and C = 1 µF.Find the amount of time required for the current in the circuit to decay to 6% of its original value.Hint: This is the same amount of time for the capacitor to reach 94% of its maximum charge.

• A) 1.6 s
• B) 3.6 s
• C) 0.5 s
• D) 5.6 s
• E) ​11.2 s

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