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Question A-001-001-006

After two time constants, the capacitor in an RC circuit is charged to what percentage of the supply voltage?

Correct Answer

86.5%

Explanation

The voltage across a charging capacitor reaches V_supply * (1 - e^(-t/τ)). For t = 2τ, this is (1 - e^-2) ≈ 0.8647, or 86.5% of the supply voltage.

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