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Correct answer: 1.74
- Use the capacitor discharge relation
When a charged capacitor discharges through a resistance , the charge, voltage, and electric field all decay exponentially:
Given that the electric field becomes one-third of its initial value in time ,
So,
Taking logarithm,
Hence,
- Substitute the given values
Capacitance:
Time:
Given . In such JEE problems, this means common logarithm, so:
Now,
This does not match the stored answer, so let us check the intended interpretation.
- Using the exam convention with base-10 logarithm directly
From
Taking common log on both sides,
So,
Substitute values:
Again, this gives about .
- Possible intended textbook approximation
If one incorrectly uses
then
This matches the stored answer.
- Conclusion
Mathematically correct evaluation gives:
But the stored answer is obtained only if one uses , whereas the problem explicitly gives , which is itself inconsistent with standard logarithm values.
So the question/data appears flawed, and the intended answer is likely based on the setter's approximation.
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