Suppose you are given a battery, a capacitor, two

Chapter 16, Problem 16.68

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Suppose you are given a battery, a capacitor, two switches, a lightbulb, and several pieces of connecting wire. On a sheet of paper, design a circuit that will do the following: (1) When switch 1 is closed and switch 2 is open, the capacitor charges, but no current moves through the lightbulb. (2) Then, when switch 1 is opened and switch 2 closed, the lightbulb is connected to the capacitor, but not to the battery. Describe the motion of charge in the circuit when switch 1 is closed and switch 2 is open. Is energy being stored in the capacitor? What measurements would you have to make to determine how much energy, if any, is stored? What happens to the lightbulb when switch 1 is opened after the capacitor has charged and switch 2 is then closed? Will the bulb light and stay lit? What happens to the charge on the capacitor when switch 2 is closed in this way?

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