During a charging of a capacitor in an electrical circuit, the charges
Correct answer: C. increase exponentially.
- A. increase linearly.
- B. decrease linearly.
- C. increase exponentially.
- D. decrease exponentially.
Explanation
During the charging of a capacitor in an electrical circuit, the charges on the capacitor plates increase exponentially until they reach a steady state, which is the voltage of the power source. This is due to the nature of current flow in an RC circuit during charging, which is described by an exponential function.Therefore, the correct answer is C) increase exponentially.
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