A capacitor in an RC circuit is charged,storing energy 1.25 mJ.What is the time required to discharge this capacitor,as compared to the time required to discharge an identical capacitor in an identical RC circuit which has stored 2.5 mJ?
A) twice the time
B) half the time
C) the same time
D) the answer depends on the values of R and C.

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The time required to discharge a capacitor in an RC circuit is independent of the initial energy stored. It depends only on the resistance (R) and capacitance (C) values, which are identical in both cases.

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