Test: MCAT Physical

Batteries and AC current are often used to charge a capacitor. A common example of capacitor use is in computer hard drives, where capacitors are charged in a specific pattern to code information. A simplified circuit with capacitors can be seen below. The capacitance of C1 is 0.5 μF and the capacitances of C2 and C3 are 1 μF each. A 10 V battery with an internal resistance of 1 Ω supplies the circuit.

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How long does it take to fully charge the capacitors of the circuit?

1 * 105s

1 * 103s

1 * 106

1 * 104s

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