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if i knew all the values i would use I = V/R

There will be a current flow until the capacitor has reached its full charge, at this point it will act as an open circuit - there will be no electron flow. current flow should decrease over time?

thanks for the help so far but I am still none the wiser. Is there anyway that you can help me further without providing the answer?

Thanks for the replies, the reason I am struggling because this is not even something i have been taught in class but it has come up in my coursework. I have no notes to call upon. This equation does e stand for eulars constant? minus t which is 0 divided by T which is 1 second?

Im sorry but neither reply is making much sense to me. gneill - do you mean after 5 constants the capacitor would be fully charged? As for the equation i have tried to find this but a lot of what i see i don't understand and have never seen before.

I have reviewed my notes and there is little there to help me. I think time constant = resistance x capacitance? but i don't know the resistance. looking at the question is 1 second the time constant? this doesn't sound right but I literally have no idea.

Hello to all, this may seem a very simple question but i can't work it out and have no clue where to start. My question is: A 6v battery charges up a 470 microfarad capacitor in 1 second, what is the final charge of the capacitor? and what is the current while the capacitor is charging? i...