How Do RC Circuits Behave with Capacitors and Resistors?

[shemer77]

Homework Statement

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The cirucit shown has been connecteed for a long time. the battery ahs an internal resistance of 1 ohm.

1) Determine the terminal voltage of the battery

2) Determine the current in the 4 ohm resistor

3) What is the charge stored on one of the capacitor plates?

4)How long will it take for the 10 ohm resistor to consume as much energy from the circuit as is stored in the capacitor?

I don't know how to approach this because I don't know what happens when a capacitor is involved.

 

[Delphi51]

After the circuit has been connected for "a long time" you can ignore the capacitor.
It will charge up to whatever voltage is across the 6 ohm resistor and then it will draw zero current thereafter.