Discharging a Capacitor: How Long Does it Take?

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Homework Statement



What is the shortest time after which there would be no measurable charge on a 5.0 microfarad capacitor that is charged, then discharged across a 2000 ohm resistance.

a. 0.001 s
b. 0.5 s
c. 10 s
d. 3600 s

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The Attempt at a Solution



According to the time constant the charge on the capacitor should decrease by a factor of 1/e every 0.01 s according to my calculation.

I don't know how to answer the question though.
 
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That's my question. How do I answer this without knowing that?