Between any two time constants, the charge on a capacitor changes about 63%.

More Questions from Capacitors

• The greater the distance between the plates of a capacitor, the smaller the capacitance value.
• A 10 µF capacitor will have more capacitive reactance than a 20 µF capacitor in a 60 Hz circuit.
• In the given circuit, the voltage across the capacitor 1 ms after the switch is closed is 11.61 V.
• A capacitor is charged when one of its plates has more electrons than the other plate.
• The reactance of C2 is _____ in the given circuit.
• A discharged capacitor has ______ charges on its plates.
• The rate of charge or discharge of a capacitor is based on ___ function.
• A capacitor takes ___ time constants to charge to 95% of its capacity.
• The term ______ is derived from a mathematical function in calculus.
• The given image is a _____ capacitor.

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