A series LR circuit consists of a battery, resistor, inductor and a switch. When the switch is closed the circuit has a time constant of 8.0 s. If the resistance and inductance of the circuit are both doubled, what is the resulting time constant?



A. 8.0 s

B. 16 s

C. 32 s

D. 4.0 s

E. 2.0 s


A. 8.0 s

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