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A coil of 40 henry inductance is connected in series with a resistance of 8 ohm and the combination is joined to the terminals of a 2 volt battery. The time constant of the circuit is
- 5 seconds
- 1/5 seconds
- 40 seconds
- 20 seconds
Answer
(1) 5 seconds
Solution
Time constant of an L–R circuit: = LR
= 408 = 5 s
Answer: (1)
AIPMT 2004