Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 31 - Fundamentals of Circuits - Exercises and Problems - Page 920: 77

Answer

${\bf 20.4}\;\rm V$

Work Step by Step

To find the voltage of the capacitor, we need to find the charge inside it. We know that $I=dQ/dt$, so $$Q=\int_{0\;\rm ms}^{\rm 20\; ms} Idt$$ where $I=I_{\rm max}e^{-t/\tau}$ $$Q=I_{max}\int_{0\;\rm ms}^{\rm 20\; ms} e^{-t/\tau} dt$$ $$Q=I_{max}\left[ -\tau e^{-t/\tau}\right]_{0\;\rm ms}^{\rm 20\; ms}$$ $$Q=-\tau I_{max}\left[ e^{-t/\tau}\right]_{0\;\rm ms}^{\rm 20\; ms}$$ $$Q=65 \left[-40 e^{-20/40} +40\right] =\bf 1.02\;\rm mC$$ Now we can find the voltage of the capacitor at $t=20$ ms, $$\Delta V_C=\dfrac{Q}{C}=\dfrac{1.02\times 10^{-3}}{50\times 10^{-6}}=\color{red}{\bf 20.4}\;\rm V$$
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