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Quick questions on Capacitors: capacitance, energy and RC circuits - SQA Advanced Higher Physics
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Write the relationship for the energy stored on a capacitor in terms of and . [1 mark]
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Write the relationship for the time constant of an RC circuit. [1 mark]
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State what a fully charged capacitor does to a steady direct current. [1 mark]
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