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Capacitance: RC Circuit Time MCQ

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RC Circuit TimeHardQuestion 31554

Question

An RC circuit has R = 2 MΩ and C = 5 μF. Time constant is:
  1. A
    2.5 s
  2. B
    10 s
    Correct
  3. C
    0.4 s
  4. D
    400 ms

Correct answer

10 s

Explanation

τ = RC = 2×10⁶ × 5×10⁻⁶ = 10 s.