How to investigate the rate at which a capacitor discharges through a voltmeter?

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How to investigate the rate at which a capacitor discharges through a voltmeter?

2007-10-08 13:22:06 · 1 answers · asked by brian_rambadan 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Hook up a voltmeter to a capacitor and time the discharge. Keep in mind that the capacitor has a leakage resistor that will be in parallel to the voltmeters resistance.

V(t)=Vmax exp(-t/RC)

c- capacitance
R - parallel combination (Rv and Rc)

2007-10-10 05:55:31 · answer #1 · answered by Edward 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋