Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Time Response of Reactive Circuits · easy

The switch in the circuit shown closes at t=0 with the capacitor initially uncharged. The source is 6 V, R=10 k , and C=1, F. Find the time constant of the circuit.

  1. 50 ms
  2. 5 ms
  3. 10 ms
  4. 20 ms

Answer

C. 10 ms

Solution

=RC=(10 k )(1, F)=10 ms.

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