The Student Room Group

Is this valid? (Capacitors)

Depends really. You need to ask a teacher because your answer would only be accepted in one of 5 of those methods they put in the mark scheme.

"Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme."

"Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions."
(edited 8 years ago)


No. The mark scheme is explicit that one of the five methods is used.

Clearly the question is aimed at a basic knowledge of the time-constant relationship between the capacitance and discharge path resistance.

Using ohms law is unacceptable.

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