Al Tobias (wat4y) - Office: Gibson S123 & Physics 218, (434) 924-0538
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Ringing LC Circuit w/ BatteryPurpose:To illustrate the properties of a simple LC circuit with battery during charging or discharging. First image shows the general setup.Procedure:Charging LC Circuit: Starting with the switch in the "discharge" position, up toward the inductor, toggle switch down to "charging", then back up to "discharging". As shown in second image below, blue trace (Channel-2) measures voltage drop across capacitor, yellow trace (Channel-1) measures voltage drop across inductor. The frequency of the ringing is calculated via: f = 1 / 2π√LCDischarging LC Circuit: Effectively similar to the charging situation, ringing in the LC circuit is observed (not shown). Hints:
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