Energy Stored in a Capacitor
 

Energy Stored in a Capacitor problem 18


The variation with potential difference of the charge on one of the plates of a capacitor is shown in the graph below.




The capacitor is connected to an power supply and two resistors R and S as shown in the figure below.




The resistance of R is and the resistance of S is . The switch can be in either position X or position Y. The switch is in position X so that the capacitor is fully charged. Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor.


 

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