CBSE Class 12-science Answered

1. a capacitor has been charged by a DC source. what are the magnitudes of the conduction and displacement currents, when it is fully charged?

2. two wires of equal lenght, one copper and the other of manganin have same resistance. which is thicker?

Asked by ritu.nathawani | 08 Mar, 2015, 12:40: AM

Expert Answer

Given that the capacitor is fully charged, This implies that the it maintains a constant voltage V and the charge q will also be a constant.

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