4. Electric Circuits
Resistor Capacitor (rc) Circuits — Quiz
Test your understanding of resistor capacitor (rc) circuits with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
In a simple $RC$ charging circuit, what happens to the current as the capacitor charges through the resistor?
Question 2
What is the time constant of an $RC$ circuit with resistance $R$ and capacitance $C$?
Question 3
After one time constant $\tau$ during charging, what fraction of the final charge is on the capacitor?
Question 4
What happens to the voltage across a capacitor that is discharging through a resistor?
Question 5
In a charging $RC$ circuit, how does the energy stored in the capacitor depend on its charge $q$?