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title: "The graph shows the electric current \\(I\\) as a function of time \\(t\\) delivered by a power supply to a circuit element during a test cycle of \\(12\\text{ s}\\). What is the total charge that passes through the circuit element from \\(t = 0\\text{ s}\\) to \\(t = 12\\text{ s}\\)?"
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# The graph shows the electric current \(I\) as a function of time \(t\) delivered by a power supply to a circuit element during a test cycle of \(12\text{ s}\). What is the total charge that passes through the circuit element from \(t = 0\text{ s}\) to \(t = 12\text{ s}\)?

The graph shows the electric current \(I\) as a function of time \(t\) delivered by a power supply to a circuit element during a test cycle of \(12\text{ s}\). What is the total charge that passes through the circuit element from \(t = 0\text{ s}\) to \(t = 12\text{ s}\)?

![A Cartesian graph with a horizontal axis labeled \(t\text{ (s)}\) and a vertical axis labeled \(I\text{ (A)}\). The horizontal axis has major tick marks labeled from 0 to 12 at increments of 2. The vertical axis has major tick marks labeled from 0 to 8 at increments of 2. Light dashed gridlines extend from all major tick marks across the grid area. A single solid line shows current versus time. The line begins at the coordinate \((0, 0)\), slopes upward linearly to \((4, 6)\), continues horizontally from \((4, 6)\) to \((8, 6)\), and slopes downward linearly from \((8, 6)\) to \((12, 0)\). No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/ubq-frq-generated/stem-fig-1-1787459666-SM3GOK.jpg)

- **A.** \(36\text{ C}\)
- **B.** \(48\text{ C}\)
- **C.** \(60\text{ C}\)
- **D.** \(72\text{ C}\)

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