Prelab Exercises for RC Circuits: Understanding Capacitor
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PHY 1421
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Electrical Engineering
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Dec 12, 2024
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Chapter 2Prelab Exercises forRC CircuitsPrelab exercises should be completed after reading the relevant chapter in the laboratorymanual and before coming to the lab. Prelabsmustbe submitted prior to the start of eachlab usingeClass.2.0.1Prelab Exercise 11. If the experimental set up in Fig. 2.1 has a 12.0 V battery and a 10µF capacitor,determine the time it would take for the fully charged capacitor to decrease in voltagefrom 12.0 V to 8.0 V (switch will be in the discharging position A-C).2. Why do the resistances of the two resistors shown in fig 2.1 differ by three orders ofmagnitude? (Think about the circuit when the switch is in position AB and when theswitch is in position AC.)Figure 2.1: Circuit for studying charging and discharging of a capacitor in an RC circuit.3
