
A capacitor is charged using a battery. It is connected across the ends of a resistor with potential difference across its plates.
(c) Calculate the time it takes the charge on the capacitor to fall to .

Important Questions on Capacitance
A capacitor is charged using a battery. It is connected across the ends of a resistor with potential difference across its plates.
(d) State the potential difference across the plates when the charge has fallen to .





A capacitor has a p.d. of across its terminals. Calculate the charge stored on the capacitor.

A capacitor has a p.d. of across its terminals. It is connected to a resistor and the charge leaks away through the resistor in . Estimate the resistance of the resistor.

A capacitor has a p.d. of across its terminals. It is connected to a resistor and the charge leaks away through the resistor in . Suggest why the last two quantities can only be estimates
