Switched RL Series Circuit: Time Constant#

Consider the \(RL\) circuit shown below.

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The current in the circuit reaches half of its maximum value in \({{ params_t }}\rm\ ms\) after switch \(\rm S\) is thrown.

Part 1#

Determine the time constant \(\tau_L\) of the circuit.

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in \(\rm\ s\).

Part 2#

Given \(L = {{ params_L }}\rm\ mH\), determine the resistance \(R\) of the circuit.

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in \(\rm\ \Omega\).

pl-submission-panel#


pl-answer-panel#

\(\tau_L =\) \(\rm\ s\)
\(R =\) \(\rm\ \Omega\)

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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