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In the following circuit the switch Sis closed at t=0. The charge on the capacitor C_1 as a function of time will be given by (C_eq= C_1 C_2 C_1+…

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In the following circuit the switch SSSis closed at t=0t=0t=0. The charge on the capacitor C1{C}_{1}C1​ as a function of time will be given by (Ceq=C1C2C1+C2)({C}_{eq}= \frac{{C}_{1}{C}_{2}}{{C}_{1}+ {C}_{2}})(Ceq​=C1​+C2​C1​C2​​)

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Held on 16 Apr 2018 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    C1E[1−exp(−tRC1)]{C}_{1}E [1-\mathrm{exp}(-\frac{tR}{{C}_{1}})]C1​E[1−exp(−C1​tR​)]

  2. B

    CeqEexp[−tRCeq]{C}_{eq}E \text{e}\text{x}\text{p}[-\frac{t}{R{C}_{eq}}]Ceq​Eexp[−RCeq​t​]

  3. C

    CeqE[1−exp(−tRCeq)]{C}_{eq}E [1-\mathrm{exp}(-\frac{t}{R{C}_{eq}})]Ceq​E[1−exp(−RCeq​t​)]

  4. D

    C2E[1−exp(−tRC2)]{C}_{2}E [1-\mathrm{exp}(-\frac{t}{R{C}_{2}})]C2​E[1−exp(−RC2​t​)]

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