Physics · Electric Circuits
A capacitor with capacitance C is connected in series with a resistor of resistance R and an ideal DC source with voltage Vs. At one instant during the charging of the capacitor, if the resistor is replaced by a wire of zero resistance, which of the following statements is true?
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- 1The voltage across the capacitor will start oscillating.
- 2The capacitor immediately attains the source voltage Vs.✓
- 3The voltage across the capacitor will drop immediately to zero.
- 4The voltage across the capacitor will increase slowly.
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The capacitor immediately attains the source voltage Vs.
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