High School Physics : Capacitors

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Example Questions

Example Question #53 : Electricity And Magnetism

Three capacitors of equal capacitance are in a series circuit. If the total capacitance is , what is the capacitance of each individual capacitor?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for capacitors in a series is:

Since we have three equal capacitors, we can say:

Using the value for total capacitance, we can find the value for the individual capacitance.

Example Question #54 : Electricity And Magnetism

Three capacitors of equal capacitance are in a parallel circuit. If the total capacitance is , what is the capacitance of each individual capacitor?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for capacitors in parallel is:

Since we have three equal capacitors, we can say:

Use the value for total capacitance to find the individual capacitance value.

 

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