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AP Physics C: E&M
13.5 Circuits with Resistors and Inductors (LR Circuits)
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Circuit schematic with battery, switch, resistors, and inductor.
Circuit schematic with battery, switch, resistors, and inductor.
A circuit contains an ideal battery of potential difference \(V_0\), an open switch \(S\), three identical resistors each of resistance \(R\) (labeled \(R_1\), \(R_2\), and \(R_3\)), and an ideal inductor of inductance \(L\), as shown in the schematic. The branch currents are labeled \(I_1\), \(I_2\), and \(I_3\). Switch \(S\) is closed at time \(t = 0\). Which of the following correctly ranks the magnitudes of the currents immediately after the switch is closed?

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