A circuit consists of a 9.3-mH coil, a 16.0-V battery, a parallel combination of a 19-? resistor and a 6.0-? resistor, and a switch, all in series. What is the time constant of this circuit?

a. 3.7E–4 s
b. 2.0E–3 s
c. 4.9E–4 s
d. 3.3E–2 s
e. This circuit has 2 time constants.


b

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