Question 15 Marks
The current in a discharging LR circuit without the battery drops from 2.0A to 1.0A in 0.10s.
- Find the time constant of the circuit.
- If the inductance of the circuit is 4.0H, what is its resistance?
Answer
$\Rightarrow1=2\text{e}^\frac{-0.1}{\tau}$
$\Rightarrow\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)=\text{e}^\frac{-0.1}{\tau}$
$\Rightarrow\text{ln}\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)=\text{ln}\Big(\text{e}^\frac{-0.1}{\tau}\Big)$
$\Rightarrow-0.693=\frac{-0.1}{\tau}$
$\Rightarrow\tau=\frac{0.1}{0.693}=0.144=0.14.$
$\Rightarrow\text{R}=\frac{4}{0.14}=28.57=28\Omega.$
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$\Rightarrow1=2\text{e}^\frac{-0.1}{\tau}$
$\Rightarrow\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)=\text{e}^\frac{-0.1}{\tau}$
$\Rightarrow\text{ln}\Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)=\text{ln}\Big(\text{e}^\frac{-0.1}{\tau}\Big)$
$\Rightarrow-0.693=\frac{-0.1}{\tau}$
$\Rightarrow\tau=\frac{0.1}{0.693}=0.144=0.14.$
- $\text{L}=4\text{H},\text{i}=\frac{\text{L}}{\text{R}}$
$\Rightarrow\text{R}=\frac{4}{0.14}=28.57=28\Omega.$

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