What is the charge on the capacitor when I = 2 mA?

[christianerik]

At t=0 the switch S is closed with the capacitor is uncharged.

..... 3M ohm... 102 micro F
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17 V

What is the charge on the capacitor when
I = 2 mA? Answer in units of C.

Need some help understanding it...

 

[drizzle]

hello christianerik, welcome to PF

you know that C=Q/V

find the voltage between the resistance using the given values of current and resistance [since it’s connected in series with the capacitor, you should subtract this value from 17 volts to get the voltage between the capacitor plates]. then use the previous equation to solve.

 

[Ouabache]

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[Ouabache]

Your drawing's not clear. I suggest sketching on paper, or using drawing software and uploading the image. Also recommend double-checking the values in your question, particularly for the resistor & current.