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In a series RC circuit, a battery of 7.30 volts is connected to the resistor of...

In a series RC circuit, a battery of 7.30 volts is connected to the resistor of 467 ohms, the capacitor of 6.71 microfarads, and a switch. The capacitor is initially uncharged. The switch is closed at time t = 0.

How long does it take for the capacitor to get fully charged? Answer to four decimal places.

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Theoretically, the capacitor will take infinite time to get fully charged. But generally, a capacitor in RC circuit is said to be fully charged after time. Where is time constant. For the RC circuit

  

So, for the given problem,

  

So, the time taken by the capacitor to get fully charged is

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