A 10 microfarads capacitor is charged to a voltage of 200 V and discharged thru a resistor. How much energy is given to the resistor during the discharge?
To calculate the energy given to the resistor during the discharge of a capacitor, you can use the formula:
Energy = 0.5 * capacitance * voltage^2
Given:
Capacitance (C) = 10 microfarads = 10 * 10^(-6) Farads
Voltage (V) = 200 V
Substituting the values into the formula:
Energy = 0.5 * (10 * 10^(-6)) * (200^2)
= 0.5 * 10^(-5) * 40000
= 0.5 * 400
= 200 Joules
Therefore, during the discharge, the resistor receives 200 Joules of energy.