Capacitors - 2
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
2
If the capacitor is initially uncharged, then how much current (in ) flows through the circuit at steady state after the switch is closed?
The answer is 0.
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1 solution
At steady state in a DC circuit, a capacitor becomes charged such that it behaves as an open switch. The circuit is no longer complete, and no current flows. Therefore the current in the circuit at steady state is 0 mA □