Charging and Discharging of a Capacitor

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The discussion centers on the charging and discharging behavior of a capacitor in a simple RC circuit connected to an AC supply. It confirms that during the positive cycle of the AC voltage, the capacitor charges, and during the negative cycle, it discharges through the resistor. The time taken for the capacitor to charge is equal to the time taken to discharge, given the sinusoidal nature of the AC source.

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In a simple RC circuit, where you have an ac supply attached to a capacitor and a resistor in series, during the positive cycle the capacitor starts to charge and it will reach a certain percentage then during the negative cycle the capacitor will start to discharge through the resistor. Will the time taken for the capacitor to charge be equal to the time taken for the capacitor to discharge?

Thanks in advance for the help
 
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Yes. There will be a sinusoidal voltage across the capacitor assuming the AC source is sinusoidal.
 
Phrak said:
Yes. There will be a sinusoidal voltage across the capacitor assuming the AC source is sinusoidal.

Thanks a bunch mate, thought it was so just wanted to make sure.
 

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