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a. Consider a capacitor being charged by a battery in a simple RC circuit. After a...

a. Consider a capacitor being charged by a battery in a simple RC circuit. After a switch is thrown to charge the capacitor, when is the battery delivering the most power? It is when immediately after the switch is thrown. Not when the capacitor is fully charged or half charged. Why? Please explain in detail. b. After a switch is thrown to charge the capacitor, the capacitance is constant regardless of if it is fully or half charged or if it is immediately when the switch is thrown. Why? Please explain in detail. After a switch is thrown to charge the capacitor, when is the electric field greatest in the capacitor gap? Once the capacitor is fully charged. Why?

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