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Electric Circuits

Question 1
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two capacitors, with capacitances of 3 μ\muμF and 6 μ\muμF, are connected in series. What is the equivalent capacitance of this combination?

Question 2
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A capacitor initially charged to 20 V is discharging through a resistor. What is the voltage across the capacitor after one time constant?

Question 3
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Three capacitors, with capacitances of 2 μ\muμF, 4 μ\muμF and 6 μ\muμF, are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent capacitance of this combination?

Question 4
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 2 μ\muμF and a 6 μ\muμF capacitor are connected in series to a 16 V battery. Find the charge on the 2 μ\muμF capacitor.

Question 5
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

In an RC charging circuit with a voltage of 12V and a resistance of 100 Ω\OmegaΩ, what is the initial current immediately after the switch is closed?

Question 6
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

In an RC charging circuit, what is the approximate charge on the capacitor after a time equal to one time constant (τ\tauτ)?

Question 7
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A circuit contains a 4 μ\muμF capacitor in series with a parallel combination of a 3 μ\muμF and a 6 μ\muμF capacitor. What is the equivalent capacitance of the entire combination?

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Question 8
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

An RC circuit has a resistance of 200 Ω\OmegaΩ and a capacitance of 50 μ\muμF. What is the time constant of this circuit?

Question 9
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

In an RC circuit, what value of resistance is needed with a 20 μ\muμF capacitor to achieve a time constant of 0.004 s?

Question 10
Physics C: E&M (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

How does increasing the capacitance and decreasing the resistance in an RC circuit affect the time it takes for the capacitor to charge to 50% of its maximum charge?