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AP Physics C: E&M
11.7 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule
11.1 Electric Current
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Junction connecting four circuit branches.
Junction connecting four circuit branches.
A circuit junction connects four branches, as shown in the diagram. Currents in three of the branches are given as functions of time \(t\) for \(t \ge 0\):

  • Branch 1: \(I_1(t) = (3.0 \text{ A/s})t\) directed into the junction
  • Branch 2: \(I_2(t) = 4.0 \text{ A}\) directed into the junction
  • Branch 3: \(I_3(t) = (1.0 \text{ A/s})t + 1.0 \text{ A}\) directed away from the junction

The fourth branch connects the junction to an initially uncharged capacitor. At time \(t = 2.0 \text{ s}\), what is the instantaneous net current entering the capacitor, and what is the total charge that has accumulated on the capacitor between \(t = 0\) and \(t = 2.0 \text{ s}\)?

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