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Hey, everyone. Just a quick question here. If I have the following circuit, with it's switch initially opened, what will happen to the current through resistors 1 and 2, after I close the switch?
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1) When the switch is first closed, the magnitude of the current through R1 is ______ and the magnitude of the current through R2 is ______.
My answer is: non-zero, non-zero
My friend thinks: zero, non-zero
Now, we are having a debate over this question. We both agree that the current through R2 is definitely non-zero; however we disagree on the current through R1.
I think that there should be current through R1 because the capacitor has to get charged somehow.
What do you think?
Thanx in advance.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7716/showmeplkh6.gif
1) When the switch is first closed, the magnitude of the current through R1 is ______ and the magnitude of the current through R2 is ______.
My answer is: non-zero, non-zero
My friend thinks: zero, non-zero
Now, we are having a debate over this question. We both agree that the current through R2 is definitely non-zero; however we disagree on the current through R1.
I think that there should be current through R1 because the capacitor has to get charged somehow.
What do you think?
Thanx in advance.
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