eli5: When a circuit is switched on, why does the current increase all at once to the maximum before gradually decreasing?

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eli5: When a circuit is switched on, why does the current increase all at once to the maximum before gradually decreasing?

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ELI the ICE man.

That is, current (I) leads voltage (E) in a (C)apacitor. Or put another way, all of the capacitors in a circuit act as shorts until they are charged.

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