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Homework Statement
Three resistors, three capacitors, a battery and two switches are connected in the circuit shown below. The values of all circuit elements are given in the figure. Originally, the switches S1 and S2 are open (as shown) and all of the capacitors are uncharged. At time t = 0, both switches are closed.
http://i.imgur.com/BOq2c.png
Part A
What is the charge Q2 on capacitor C2 a very long time after the switches are closed?
(a) Q2 = 0 μC
(b) Q2 = 33 μC
(c) Q2 = 90 μC
(d) Q2 = 180 μC
(e) Q2 = 270 μC (Correct Answer)
Part B
After a very long time with both switches in the closed position, switch S2 is reopened. How long (t1/e) does it take for the charge on capacitor C2 to drop to 1/e (36.8%) of its fully-charged value (i.e. of the value it had just before S2 was reopened)?
(a) t1/e = 1200 μsec
(b) t1/e = 1500 μsec (Correct Answer)
(c) t1/e = 3000 μsec
(d) t1/e = 3600 μsec
(e) t1/e = 4800 μsec
Homework Equations
KVL,KCL
The Attempt at a Solution
For part A, what I tried is
Voltage across is 18 X ¾ (R3/ (R1+R3))= 27/2
(Because Q=CV and in this case Ic=0 so no current on R2?)
I get right answer, just not sure if I am thinking correctly.
For part B,
I used
Q= Q(0)e^-(t/tau)
However, I am not sure how do I find time constant in this case.
THX!