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AP Physics 2
11.8 Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits
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A schematic of an electric circuit containing an ideal battery labeled \(\Delta V_0\) on the left vertical branch. The top horizontal branch contains an open switch and a resistor labeled \(R\) in series. To the right, the circuit splits into two parallel vertical branches, each containing a capacitor labeled \(C_1\) and \(C_2\) respectively, before returning to the battery. No other components appear.
Circuit schematic containing a resistor and parallel capacitors.
A circuit contains an open switch, an ideal battery of potential difference \(\Delta V_0\), a resistor of resistance \(R\), and two uncharged capacitors with capacitances \(C_1\) and \(C_2\) connected in parallel with each other. The resistor is in series with this parallel pair of capacitors. When the switch is closed, what is the time constant \(\tau\) for charging the capacitor network?

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