Capacitance, switches, and lightbulbs oh my

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Homework Statement



The capacitor in the figure below has a large capacitance and is initially uncharged. After the switch is closed, what happens to the lightbulb?


You can't paste the figure but it is a circuit with a capacitor paralled to a battery and in series with a lightbulb. a open switch is in parallel with the lightbulb and in series with the battery.




Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



I think it will glow continuously as the capacitor receives energy from the battery and as long at the switch remains closed the lightbulb should stay on right??
or does it only glow when the capacitor is fully charged??
 
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goWlfpack said:

Homework Statement



The capacitor in the figure below has a large capacitance and is initially uncharged. After the switch is closed, what happens to the lightbulb?


You can't paste the figure but it is a circuit with a capacitor paralled to a battery and in series with a lightbulb. a open switch is in parallel with the lightbulb and in series with the battery.


The Attempt at a Solution



I think it will glow continuously as the capacitor receives energy from the battery and as long at the switch remains closed the lightbulb should stay on right??
or does it only glow when the capacitor is fully charged??

When the capacitor is fully charged, how much current is flowing?