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0 Mathematics
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1 Mechanics (point systems)
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2 Mechanics (rigid body)
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3 Continuum mechanics
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4 Relativity
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5 Oscillations and waves
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6 Electricity
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6.1 Electrostatics
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6.2 Electric current
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Mechanical resistance model
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Conductors and insulators
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Transmission of music
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Short circuit with galvanised iron wire
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Vaporising a steel wire
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Short circuit with capacitor bank
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Resistors in parallel or in series
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Two capacitors in parallel or in series
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Ohm's law and specific electrical resistance
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Characteristics of various electronic components
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Characteristics of incandescent filament lightbulbs
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Charging and discharging of C
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Switch on/off process for C
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Charging and discharging of C with analog meter
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Moving charge = current
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Ball in field
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6.3 Magnetism
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6.4 Induction, alternating current
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6.5 High-frequency
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7 Quantum physics
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8 Thermodynamics
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9 Properties of matter
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10 Nuclear and particle physics
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11 Special areas
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12 Instabilities and chaos
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13 Videos
Charging and discharging of C
Experiment no.: 6.2.12
This experiment demonstrates the switch on/off process for an RC circuit.
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One charge- and discharge processes
Two different charge- and discharge processes
Four different charge- and discharge processes
Documents for this experiment
Circuit I
Circuit II
Current and voltage curves
Time constant
Block diagram 1
Block diagram 2