If the output of an RC integrator is zero volts, the capacitor might be open.

More Questions from Time Response of Reactive Circuits

• A repetitive pulse with a 50% duty cycle is being applied to the input of an RC integrator. If one time constant is less than one-fifth the pulse width, the capacitor will be able to fully charge and discharge.
• The output of an RL differentiator is taken from across the inductor.
• If a repetitive-pulse waveform is applied to an RC integrator, the output waveshape depends on the relationship of the circuit time constant and the duty cycle of the input pulses.
• For a capacitor to completely charge in an RC integrator, the pulse width must be _____ 5 time constants.
• If the pulse width were cut in half in the given circuit, the voltage across the resistor would be ______ at the end of the pulse.
• If the pulse source has an internal resistance of 80 Ω in the given circuit, it will take ______ for the output voltage to decrease to zero.
• The voltage across the capacitor in the given circuit is _______ at the beginning of the second pulse. Assume the capacitor is initially uncharged.
• After the rising edge of the input pulse occurs, it takes ______ for the voltage across the resistor to decrease to zero in the given circuit.
• A(n) _____ will decrease the time constant in an RC integrator or differentiator.
• If the component positions were switched in the given circuit, the circuit would be an ______.

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