Two 9.0 cm--diameter metal plates are 1.2 cm apart are charged to 12.5 nC . They are suddenly connected together by a 0.218mm diameter copper wire stretched taut from the center of one plate to the center of the other.
A) What is the maximum current in the wire?
B) Does the current increase with time, decrease with time, or remain steady?and why?
C) What is the total amount of energy dissipated in the wire?