A capacitor C is connected in series with a resistor R across a battery and an open switch. If a second capacitor of capacitance 2C is connected in parallel to the first, the time constant of the new RC circuit will be

A) the same as before.
B) twice as large as before.
C) three times a large as before.
D) one-half as large as before.
E) one-fourth as large as before.


C

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