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(a) In a charging RC circuit, how many time constants have elapsed when the capacitor has 99.0% of its final...

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(a) In a charging RC circuit, how many time constants have elapsed when the capacitor has 99.0% of its final charge?
(b) How many time constants have elapsed when the capacitor has 99.90% of its final charge?
(c) How many time constants have elapsed when the current has 1.0% of its initial value?

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