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A series L-R circuit is connected to a battery of emf V. If the circuit is switched on at t=0, then the time at which the energy stored in the…

JEE Main 2020 — Physics Electromagnetism

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A series L−RL-RL−R circuit is connected to a battery of emf VVV. If the circuit is switched on at t=0t=0t=0, then the time at which the energy stored in the inductor reaches (1n)(\frac{1}{n})(n1​) times of its maximum value, is :

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Held on 4 Sept 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    LRln(nn−1)\frac{L}{R}\mathrm{ln}(\frac{\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n}-1})RL​ln(n​−1n​​)

  2. B

    LRln(n+1n−1)\frac{L}{R}\mathrm{ln}(\frac{\sqrt{n}+1}{\sqrt{n}-1})RL​ln(n​−1n​+1​)

  3. C

    LRln(nn+1)\frac{L}{R}\mathrm{ln}(\frac{\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n}+1})RL​ln(n​+1n​​)

  4. D

    LRln(n−1n)\frac{L}{R}\mathrm{ln}(\frac{\sqrt{n}-1}{\sqrt{n}})RL​ln(n​n​−1​)

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