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Consider a capacitor capacitor C that is discharged through a resistor resistor R as shown in...

Consider a capacitor capacitor C that is discharged through a resistor resistor R as shown in Fig. 28.16 t = RC. A) After how many time constants is the charge on the capacitor a half of its initial value? B. The energy stored in the capacitor decreases over time as the capacitor discharges. After how many times constant is this storage energy a half of its initial value?
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