AP Physics C: E&M
11.8 Resistor Capacitor (RC) Circuits
11.7 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule
11.6 Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule

At time \(t = 0\), the switch is closed. Consider the following four currents in the circuit:
- \(I_1\): the current through the battery at \(t = 0^+\)
- \(I_2\): the current through resistor \(R_2\) as \(t \to \infty\)
- \(I_3\): the current through capacitor \(C\) at time \(t = \tau\), where \(tau\) is the time constant of the circuit
- \(I_4\): the current through resistor \(R_2\) at \(t = 0^+\)
Which of the following correctly ranks the magnitudes of these currents from greatest to least?
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