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The document explains the principles of RC circuits, which are electrical circuits consisting of a battery, a resistor (R), and a capacitor (C) connected in series.

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RC CIRCUITS



1 RC CIRCUITS

An RC circuit is a circuit with a battery, a resistor and a capacitor in
series. The capacitor has a charge on it, this increases with the next
equation:

(−t/RC)
q = Q (1 − e )
Here, Q is the initial charge on the capacitor.



2 TIME CONSTANT

The time constant is equal to the RC:




RC = τ

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