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Q.

Two identical capacitors A and B are charged to the same potential and then made to discharge through resistances RA and RB respectively, with RA > RB.

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a

More heat will be produced in B than in A.

b

A will require less time than B to discharge completely.

c

A will require greater time than B to discharge completely.

d

More heat will be produced in A than in B.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

time constant, 

τA=CRA ;  τB=CRB

∵ RA>RB ∴ τA>τB

Hence, A will take more time to discharge. 

Since, both capacitors are identical and charged to same potential, they will have same energy stored. So, same amount of energy will be dissipated in the form of heat.

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