Exercise, Homework 6 (bonus mark)
t=0
Consider the RC circuit
shown to the right
ε1
C
R/2
The switch is flipped from
left to right at t = 0
R
R
ε2
Find 𝜏, q0, and q∞ to show that the potential on the
capacitor for t > 0 is:
VC (t) = e2 + (e1 - e2 )e
McMaster Physics 1E03- Module 7, Lecture 21
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RC
1