1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Physics
  4. In the adjoining circuit diagram, E=5 V , r=1 Ω , R2=4 Ω , R1=R3=1 Ω and C=3 mF . Then the numerical value of the charge on each plate of the capacitor is <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=Question src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/p-db3rf75tznxr.png />

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. In the adjoining circuit diagram, $E=5 \, V$ , $r=1 \, \Omega $ , $R_{2}=4 \, \Omega $ , $R_{1}=R_{3}=1 \, \Omega $ and $C=3 \, mF$ . Then the numerical value of the charge on each plate of the capacitor is

Question

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Current Electricity

Solution:

Solution
Current through resistors $R_{1}$ and $R_{3}$ in steady state is zero.
Therefore current through $R_{2}$ is
$i_{2}=\frac{E}{R_{2} + r}=\frac{5}{4 + 1}=1A$
Therefore charge on capacitor is
$q=C\left(\frac{i_{2} R_{2}}{2}\right)=6 \, μC$