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A capacitor is charged and then made to discharged through a resistance. The time constant is `tau`. In what time will the potential difference across the capacitor decreases by `10%`?

A

`tau In (0.1)`

B

`tau In (0.9)`

C

`tau In (10//9)`

D

`tau In (11//10)`

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