JEE Main & Advanced AIEEE Solved Paper-2012

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    The figure shows an experimental plot discharging of a capacitor in an RC circuit. The time constant \[\tau \] of this circuit lies between:   AIEEE  Solved  Paper-2012

    A) 150 sec and 200 sec           

    B) 0 and 50 sec

    C) 50 sec and 100 sec              

    D) 100 sec and 150 sec

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                 \[Q=c{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{e}^{-t/cR}}\] \[4\varepsilon =4{{\varepsilon }_{0}}{{\varepsilon }^{-t/\tau }}\] \[\varepsilon ={{\varepsilon }_{0}}\,{{\varepsilon }^{-t/\tau }}\] When \[t=0\Rightarrow {{\varepsilon }_{0}}=25\] \[\varepsilon ={{\varepsilon }_{0}}=25\] when \[t=200\Rightarrow \]                           \[\varepsilon =5\] In \[5=25\,{{e}^{-\frac{200}{\tau }}}\] \[5=\frac{200}{\ell n5}=\frac{200}{\ell n10-\ell n2}\] \[=\frac{200}{\ell n10-0.693}\] Alternative : Time constant is the time in which 63% discharging is completed. So remaining charge \[=0.37\times 25=9.25\,V\] Which time in \[100<t<150\] sec.


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