A circuit consists of a fully-charged 37 F capacitor, a 2k J resistor, and a switch. 40ms after the switch is closed, the voltage across the capacitor has dropped to 7.6 Volts. What was the original voltage across the capacitor? 9 V 10 V 11 V 13 V None of the above answers is correct

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Problem 26.24P: Consider the circuit shown in Figure P26.24, where C1, = 6.00 F, C2 = 3.00 F. and V = 20.0 V....
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A circuit consists of a fully-charged 37 F capacitor, a 2k J resistor, and a switch. 40ms after the switch is closed, the voltage across the capacitor has dropped to 7.6 Volts. What was the original voltage across the capacitor?

  1. 9 V
  2. 10 V
  3. 11 V
  4. 13 V
  5. None of the above answers is correct
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