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Can I use Kirchoff's voltage rule to find the voltage across a charged capacitor? I don't really have a concrete.
Do you have a specific circuit in mind?Chemmjr18 said:Can I use Kirchoff's voltage rule to find the voltage across a charged capacitor? I don't really have a concrete.
It may not be intuitive but if you apply KVL and KCL strictly, you get the right answer. Once you have found that it actually works, you may not find it so counter intuitive. Find some worked examples and go through them. There are zillions of hits at all sorts of levels if you search for Kirchoff RLC calculations.Chemmjr18 said:Can I use Kirchoff's voltage rule to find the voltage across a charged capacitor? I don't really have a concrete.
Kirchoff's Rules
Kirchoff's Voltage Rule, also known as Kirchoff's Second Law, states that the sum of all voltage drops in a closed loop circuit is equal to the sum of all voltage sources in that loop.
Kirchoff's Voltage Rule is used in circuit analysis to determine the voltage drops and sources in a closed loop circuit. By using this rule, we can create equations that represent the voltage drops and sources in the circuit, which can then be solved to find the unknown voltages.
A charged capacitor voltage is the potential difference across a capacitor that has been charged with electrical energy. It is measured in volts and is dependent on the capacitance of the capacitor and the amount of charge stored on its plates.
When a capacitor is charging, the voltage across it increases until it reaches the same potential as the voltage source. Once the capacitor is fully charged, the voltage across it remains constant. If the voltage source is removed, the capacitor will discharge and the voltage across it will decrease over time.
Kirchoff's Voltage Rule is used to analyze the voltage drops and sources in a circuit, including the voltage across a charged capacitor. The voltage across a charged capacitor is included in the sum of voltage drops in a closed loop circuit as stated in Kirchoff's Voltage Rule.