A student sketches the potential difference across a capacitor during discharge as a…

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Problem

A student sketches the potential difference across a capacitor during discharge as a straight line that reaches zero volts exactly 5 s after the switch is opened. Give one reason why this sketch is inconsistent with the behavior of an ideal RC circuit.

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