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PHY 102 Current Electricity Objective Question
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Question

How does the charge on the capacitor plates behave during the discharge of an RC circuit?
Options
A It increases exponentially towards a maximum.
B It remains constant.
C It decreases exponentially towards zero.
Correct Answer
D It oscillates with decreasing amplitude.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The graph on page 27 (b) and the text on page 28 indicate that 'The charge on the capacitor decreases exponentially as the capacitor discharges.'

Hint

Look at the graph for charge versus time for a discharging capacitor on page 27, or the text description on page 28.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Current Electricity
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 709 of 1819
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