The plates of a capacitor of capacitance 10μF, charged to 60μC, are joined together by a wire of resistance 10Ω at t = 0, then the charge on the capacitor in the circuit at t = 0 is :
A
120μC
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B
60μC
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C
30μC
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D
44μC
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Solution
The correct option is B60μC Thegivencircuitbecomesthedcr−ccircuitInstantaneousvalueofchargeoncapacitorQQ=Q0e−tRcWhereQ0istheinitialchargeonthecapacitorNowputtingthevalueoft,RandcwegetQ=60μCe0=60μCThereforeoptionB