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Julli [10]
3 years ago
5

A capacitor with initial charge q0 is discharged through a resistor. a) In terms of the time constant τ, how long is required fo

r the capacitor to lose the first one-ninth of its charge? b) How long is required for the capacitor to lose the first two-ninths of its charge?
Physics
1 answer:
-BARSIC- [3]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

It would take \tau(\ln 9 - \ln 8) time for the capacitor to discharge from q_0 to \displaystyle \frac{8}{9} \, q_0.

It would take \tau(\ln 9 - \ln 7) time for the capacitor to discharge from q_0 to \displaystyle \frac{7}{9}\, q_0.

Note that \ln 9 = 2\,\ln 3, and that\ln 8 = 3\, \ln 2.

Explanation:

In an RC circuit, a capacitor is connected directly to a resistor. Let the time constant of this circuit is \tau, and the initial charge of the capacitor be q_0. Then at time t, the charge stored in the capacitor would be:

\displaystyle q(t) = q_0 \, e^{-t / \tau}.

<h3>a)</h3>

\displaystyle q(t) = \left(1 - \frac{1}{9}\right) \, q_0 = \frac{8}{9}\, q_0.

Apply the equation \displaystyle q(t) = q_0 \, e^{-t / \tau}:

\displaystyle \frac{8}{9}\, q_0 = q_0 \, e^{-t/\tau}.

The goal is to solve for t in terms of \tau. Rearrange the equation:

\displaystyle e^{-t/\tau} = \frac{8}{9}.

Take the natural logarithm of both sides:

\displaystyle \ln\, e^{-t/\tau} = \ln \frac{8}{9}.

\displaystyle -\frac{t}{\tau} = \ln 8 - \ln 9.

t = - \tau \, \left(\ln 8 - \ln 9\right) = \tau(\ln 9 - \ln 8).

<h3>b)</h3>

\displaystyle q(t) = \left(1 - \frac{1}{9}\right) \, q_0 = \frac{7}{9}\, q_0.

Apply the equation \displaystyle q(t) = q_0 \, e^{-t / \tau}:

\displaystyle \frac{7}{9}\, q_0 = q_0 \, e^{-t/\tau}.

The goal is to solve for t in terms of \tau. Rearrange the equation:

\displaystyle e^{-t/\tau} = \frac{7}{9}.

Take the natural logarithm of both sides:

\displaystyle \ln\, e^{-t/\tau} = \ln \frac{7}{9}.

\displaystyle -\frac{t}{\tau} = \ln 7 - \ln 9.

t = - \tau \, \left(\ln 7 - \ln 9\right) = \tau(\ln 9 - \ln 7).

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