Learning Goal: To study the behavior of a circuit containing a resistor and a charged capacitor when the capacitor begins to discharge. What happens to the charge on the capacitor immediately after the switch is thrown? A capacitor with capacitance C is initially charged with charge q. At time t = 0, a switch is thrown to close the circuit connecting the capacitor in series with a resistor of The electrons on the negative plate of the capacitor are held inside the capacitor by the positive charge on the other plate. resistance R. (Figure 1) Only the surface charge is held in the capacitor; the charge inside the metal plates flows through the resistor. The electrons on the negative plate immediately pass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positive plate. The electrons on the negative plate eventually pass through the resistor and neutralize the charge on the positive plate. Submit Request Answer Part B Complete previous part(s)