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Amapolita
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Amapolita asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 1 decade ago

if the time constant of an RC circuit is large, is the response of the circuit slow or fast?

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  • uy_32_77777
    1 decade ago
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    slow

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Slow, as it takes longer to charge the Capacitor. There are 5 times constants when charging a Cap, and in theory a Cap will never be fully charged. If 5 times constants are 20ms it will be slower than say a 5ms.

  • billrussell42
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    slow

    long time constant means long time. long time means (usually) slow.

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