What is the time constant of a circuit where a pacitor(C=10nF) is being charged connected to a cell through a resistor of 10Ω?
A
100ns
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B
1ns
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C
10ns
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D
1us
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Solution
The correct option is A 100ns The constant ‘RC’ has dimensions of time and is called time constant of the circuit.
Thus in this circuit, Time constant=RC=10×10×10−9s=100ns.