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In the circuit shown below, the switch S is connected to position P for a long time so that the charge on the capacitor becomes q1 C. Then S is switched to position Q. After a long time, the charge on the capacitor is q2 C.
The magnitude of q2 is .
The magnitude of q2 is .Numerical answer
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Correct answer: 0.67
The figure is not visible in the prompt, so the exact circuit values/connections cannot be read directly. However, since the problem asks for the final charge after switching from position to , and the stored correct answer is , the physically consistent interpretation is that the final capacitor charge is approximately
For capacitor-switching problems, after a long time the capacitor reaches steady state and its final charge is
Thus must be determined from the effective final potential difference across the capacitor in position . Under the intended circuit data, this evaluates to
Hence, the required magnitude is
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