Question 13 Marks
How many time constants will elapse before the power delivered by a battery drops to half of its maximum value in an RC circuit?
Answer
View full question & answer→Power $=\text{CV}^2=\text{Q}\times\text{V}$ Now, $\frac{\text{QV}}{2}=\text{QV}\times\text{e}^{\frac{-\text{t}}{\text{RC}}}$$\Rightarrow\frac{1}{2}=\text{e}^{\frac{-\text{t}}{\text{RC}}}$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{t}}{\text{RC}}=-\text{In}\ 0.5$
$\Rightarrow-(-0.69)=0.69.$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{t}}{\text{RC}}=-\text{In}\ 0.5$
$\Rightarrow-(-0.69)=0.69.$

$\text{R}_\text{eff}=10+20=30\Omega$









