Purchase Solution

Energy Dissipated in a Resistor

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

A capacitor C is charged from a 10V supply through a resistor, and is then fully discharged again so that its voltage cycles from 0 to 10V and back to 0. Find the energy dissipated in the resistor, the energy stored in the capacitor, and energy drawn from the voltage source in this cycle.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution finds the energy dissipated in the resistor, the energy stored in the capacitor, and energy drawn from the voltage source in this cycle.

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Basic Physics

This quiz will test your knowledge about basic Physics.

Intro to the Physics Waves

Some short-answer questions involving the basic vocabulary of string, sound, and water waves.

Variables in Science Experiments

How well do you understand variables? Test your knowledge of independent (manipulated), dependent (responding), and controlled variables with this 10 question quiz.

Introduction to Nanotechnology/Nanomaterials

This quiz is for any area of science. Test yourself to see what knowledge of nanotechnology you have. This content will also make you familiar with basic concepts of nanotechnology.

Classical Mechanics

This quiz is designed to test and improve your knowledge on Classical Mechanics.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Capacitors

    An intially uncharged capacitor C is fully charged by a device of constant emf connected in series with a resistor R. (a)Show that the final energy stored in the capacitor is half the energy supplied by the emf device.

  • Current Through Series of Resistors

    In general, power dissipated in a resistor is the amount of energy electrons lose due to collision with the resistor's atoms. This energy is converted to heat.

  • Charging and discharging a capacitor in an RC circuit

    We solve the amount of energy that has been stored in a capacitor in an RC circuit during the charging and discharging process. Also the dissipated energy in the resistor is calculated.

  • Electricity: Power dissipated by a resistor

    270746 Electricity: Power dissipated by a resistor The voltage drop across an electrical resistor is 10 volts and the current through it is 1 ampere.

  • Resistors and Batteries: What is the power dissipated in each of the resistors

    If points A and B in the figure below are connected to a 10 V battery, what is the power dissipated in each of the resistors assuming that R = 65 . 12 resistor : 55 resistor : 65 resistor : Solution.

  • Find the equivalent resistance between points a and b? Find the power dissipated by the resistor identified with a star.

    53304 Find the power dissipated by the resistor identified with a star. Refer to attached picture file. Each resistor in the following circuit is 6.00 ohms. What is the equivalent resistance between points a and b?

  • Cost of operating a heating element

    We know that power dissipated in a resistor is give by P = I x V , where I and V are current and voltage on the resistor respectively. But this is for constant I and V.

  • Current, Potential Difference

    each resistor and the potential drop across each resistor. 2) Determine the power dissipated in the 10 ohm resistor in both case (a) and case (b). 3) For each of (a) and (b) determine the energy provided per minute by the supply.

  • Capacitor - Stored Charge

    The energy stored in the condenser U =(1/2)CV^2 Here C = 100µF, V = 200 Volts When discharged through a resistor, the whole energy is dissipated as heat. Therefore, heat produced, Q = U = 2Joule Solution with step by step explanations.

View More Related Solutions