A Voltage Source of 10

question 84

Multiple Choice

A voltage source of 10.0 V is connected to a series RC circuit where R = 2.80 × 10⁶ Ω,and C = 3.50 µF.Find the amount of time required for the current in the circuit to decay to 4.00% of its original value.Hint: This is the same amount of time for the capacitor to reach 96.0% of its maximum charge.

• A)19.1 s
• B)13.6 s
• C)0.143 s
• D)31.5 s
• E)309 s

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