Determine how long is required for the capacitor to lose

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A capacitor with initial charge q0 is discharged through a resistor.

(a) In terms of the time constant τ, find how long is required for the capacitor to lose the first one-third of its charge?

x τ

(b) Determine how long is required for the capacitor to lose the first two-thirds of its charge?

x τ

Reference no: EM13658202

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