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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 20N.1.HL.TZ0.36
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 36 Adapted from N/A
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20N.1.HL.TZ0.36

A capacitor of capacitance C has initial charge Q. The capacitor is discharged through a resistor of resistance R. The potential difference V across the capacitor varies with time.

What is true for this capacitor?

A.  After time RC2 the potential difference across the capacitor is halved.

B.  The capacitor discharges more quickly when the resistance is changed to 2R.

C.  The rate of change of charge on the capacitor is proportional to V.

D.  The time for the capacitor to lose half its charge is ln2RC.

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