A Charged Capacitor and an Inductor Are Connected in Series

question 21

Multiple Choice

A charged capacitor and an inductor are connected in series. At time t = 0 the current is zero, but the capacitor is charged. If T is the period of the resulting oscillations, the next time, after t = 0 that the energy stored in the electric field of the capacitor is a maximum is:

• A) T
• B) T/4
• C) T/2
• D) T/1
• E) 2T

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