Why do capacitors charge exponentially?

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Capacitors charge exponentially due to the relationship between current and voltage difference. Initially, the maximum voltage difference drives a strong current through the resistor. As the capacitor charges, the voltage difference decreases, resulting in a reduced current. This cycle continues, leading to progressively smaller voltage differences and currents. Understanding this behavior clarifies the exponential charging process of capacitors.
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Why do capacitors charge exponentially?
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Because the current is proportional to the voltage difference, and that voltage difference changes as the capacitor charges.

At the start, the voltage difference is maximal. It's pushing the current as hard as it can through the resistor. But when those charges arrive, the voltage difference gets a little bit smaller, so it pushes the current a little less hard. Then once those charges arrive, the voltage difference gets smaller still. On and on it goes... smaller voltage differences, smaller currents.

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