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What is importance of resistance in charging and discharging of capacitor?

April 26, 2017Capacitor discharging Engineering importance Mathematics resistance

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What is importance of resistance in charging and discharging of capacitor?

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It moderates the timescales of the charging and discharging. If there is no connection between terminals, it remains charged. If there is a short circuit connection between terminals, it discharges instantly. Practical considerations: Even when you charge it with a DC voltage source, that source has an internal resistance associated with it, so there is no escaping resistance. Even the short circuit has small resistance in the wiring.