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Charging through a resistor
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Many electronic circuits involve capacitors charging or discharging through resistors.

Have a go imageInvestigate how a capacitor charges up through a single resistor as shown. Record your readings every twenty seconds.

Start charging the capacitor by clicking on the top switch connector. You can pause the simulation at any time by hitting the pause button, and if you need to you can reset the simulation and start again. You can also stop charging the capacitor by clicking on the bottom switch connector.

Record your results on the results data sheet.

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