Energy Stored in a Capacitor
 

Energy Stored in a Capacitor problem 2


A capacitor C is charged using a supply of e.m.f. . It is then discharged through a resistor R. The circuit is shown in the figure below.




The variation with time of the potential difference across the resistor during the discharge of the capacitor is shown in the graph above.




During the first of the discharge of the capacitor, of energy is transferred to the resistor . Show that the capacitance of the capacitor C is .


 

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