VoltsR Documentation

Voltage Drop for a Discharging Capacitor

Description

Voltage drop over time as a capacitor discharges

Format

A dataset with 50 observations on the following 2 variables.

Voltage Voltage (in volts)
Time Time after charging (in seconds)

Details

A capacitor was charged with a nine-volt battery and then a voltmeter recorded the voltage as the capacitor was discharged. Measurements were taken every 0.02 seconds.

Source

Measurements recorded by one of the authors.