Asked by Anonymous
I am doing a RC circuit experiment and I don't know what happen to the energy stored in the capictor after it got disconnected from the power source? I have this formula V=Voe^-t/RC. I learn in lecture that when the current is disconnected, the charge go back somewhere but I don't remember where. Any idea anybody?
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Answered by
henry2,
When the power supply is disconnected, the capacitor discharges through
the circuit. So it looses all of its' energy:
Energy = CV^2/2. Energy in Joules, Capacitance in Farads, and voltage
in volts.
the circuit. So it looses all of its' energy:
Energy = CV^2/2. Energy in Joules, Capacitance in Farads, and voltage
in volts.
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