Homework Help: physics

Posted by sam on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 2:22pm.

Discharging Capacitor
For R = 1000 W, C = 2000 mF, Qo= 20 mC.

(a)How long will it take before the capacitor discharges to Qo/100.
(b)What is the value of current at t = 4 sec.

I am completely lost on how to solve this question, please can anyone give me help in the right direction. Thanks in advance!

physics - bobpursley, Monday, July 26, 2010 at 4:38pm
Do you read your text? Do you go to class and take notes? I am fairly certain you are not so helpless. Look in your text under RC decay.
I will be happy to critique your thinking, but honestly, I think you are answer grazing. This relation in RC circuits is pretty basic.

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