A capacitor in a single-loop RC circuit is charged to 85% of its final potential difference in 2.4 s. What is the time constant for this circuit?
a.
1.5 s
b.
1.3 s
c.
1.7 s
d.
1.9 s
e.
2.9 s
b
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