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title: "An ideal battery with electromotive force \\(\\mathcal{E}\\), a resistor of resistance \\(R\\), an inductor of inductance \\(L\\), and an open switch are connected in series. At time \\(t = 0\\), the switch is closed. Which of the following graphs best represents the current \\(I\\) through the resistor as a function of time \\(t\\)?"
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# An ideal battery with electromotive force \(\mathcal{E}\), a resistor of resistance \(R\), an inductor of inductance \(L\), and an open switch are connected in series. At time \(t = 0\), the switch is closed. Which of the following graphs best represents the current \(I\) through the resistor as a function of time \(t\)?

An ideal battery with electromotive force \(\mathcal{E}\), a resistor of resistance \(R\), an inductor of inductance \(L\), and an open switch are connected in series. At time \(t = 0\), the switch is closed. Which of the following graphs best represents the current \(I\) through the resistor as a function of time \(t\)?

- **A.** Graph A
- **B.** Graph B
- **C.** Graph C
- **D.** Graph D

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