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What happens to the charge on a capacitor when it discharges through a resistor?.
- A.It increases exponentially
- B.It remains constant
- C.It decreases exponentially
- D.It decreases linearly
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- It decreases exponentially
Explanation
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During the discharging process, the charge on a capacitor decreases exponentially over time as it releases energy through the resistor, following an exponential decay curve.
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