520
58.
Solve for the quantity of charge on the capacitor.
59.
A capacitor, connected across a DC voltage source, will charge almost instantly to the applied
3.2 micro-
voltage.
coulombs
See fig. 4
Figure 4.
If we open the switch,
removing
the
source
voltage, the capacitor will
tend to retain its charge,
because it has no discharge
path.
See fig. 5.
Figure 5.
The charge will remain on
the capacitor until a path is
provided for it to discharge,
at which time it will
completely
discharge
almost instantly.
See fig. 6.
Figure 6.
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