Physics A-Level
Current direction in capacitor circuits
What Current direction in capacitor circuits means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Current direction in capacitor circuits
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The discharging current direction is opposite to the charging current direction.
Topics that use Current direction in capacitor circuits
- Capacitor charge and discharge (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Area under a graph
- Capacitor charging and discharging
- Determining the time constant from a graph
- Effect of larger R or C
- Exponential decay
- Exponential fall during discharge
- Gradient
- Graphical analysis of electrical circuits
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