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Chapter 4: Q19DQ (page 873)

Verify that the time constant RC has units of time.

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The time constant RC has units of time.

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01

Time constant

The time constant for a capacitor is the time required by the capacitor to charge to 63.2 % of the applied voltage in the given circuit. it has the unit of time (s).

02

Step 2:Calculation of the unit of time constant

The self-capacitance of a conductor is;

C=q蔚

Here

  • The charge has a unit of coulomb (C)
  • Potential has a unit of a volt (V)
  • Capacitance has a unit of Farad (F);

The above expression can be written as:

Cunit=CV

Resistance of a conductor is:

R=蔚l

Here,

  • The resistance unit is ohm鈥檚 惟and
  • the current unit is Coulomb (C) per second.

The above expression can be written as:

Runit=VC/s

From the above two equations, we can calculate the unit of time constant as:

RCunit=Runit脳Cunit=VC/s脳CV=s

Hence, the time constant RC has units of time (s).

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