Investigating Voltage, Capacitance & Resonance in DC/AC Circuits

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This discussion focuses on investigating voltage across a capacitor in DC RC circuits and studying resonance in AC LRC circuits. The user conducted experiments to measure the capacitive time constant and is seeking assistance in identifying sources of error in their findings. They have already noted random error, systematic error, and parallax error, and are looking for additional error types to include in their analysis. The community emphasizes the importance of independent work before seeking help.

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I have done an experimeny to investigate how the voltage across a capacitor, Vc varies as it charges and to find the capacitive time constant in a DC RC circuits and Study resonance in an AC inductor-capacitor circuit (AC LRC circuit).

I am now having trouble in writing the source of error of the experiment.I have wrote random error, systematic error and parallax error.Anthing else can i write?
 

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Hello Janice, :welcome:

Here in PF we help students when thtey are stuck. We don't do the work for you. So you first embark on your own work, post (in a homework forum -- use the template) and then ask for help...

By the way: nice guide/instruction pdf !
 

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