Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 21 - Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 760: 103

Answer

(a) $ A=B=C $ (b) $ A\lt C \lt B $

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that $ A=B=C $ because in each of the three circuits, there is the same potential difference and hence they each have the same charge. (b) We know that $ A\lt C \lt B $. The time required is proportional to the time constant, $RC$; hence, the ranking follows the equivalent resistance in the branch of the circuit where the current will come to a stop.
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