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Why does a charged capacitor discharge when a resistor is connected across it ?
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- Steve4PhysicsLv 76 years agoFavorite Answer
It's not very complicated. The excess electrons on the negative plate are attracted to the positive plate. The resistor provides a path.
- TechnobuffLv 76 years ago
You could just short the capacitor terminals with a piece of wire, but ALL its stored energy is dissipated essentially instantly, which can be quite a BANG.
So, discharging it via a resistor slows down the RATE of discharge, but it still discharges.
