High School Physics : Using Capacitor Equations
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Example Question #1 : Using Capacitor Equations
Three capacitors in parallel have a capacity of 
The formula for capacitors in parallel is:
Plug in our given values:
Example Question #4 : Capacitors
Three capacitors in series have a capacity of 
The formula for capacitors in series is:
Plug in our given values:
Example Question #1 : Using Capacitor Equations
Three capacitors of equal capacitance are in a series circuit. If the total capacitance is 
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 #2 : Using Capacitor Equations
Three capacitors of equal capacitance are in a parallel circuit. If the total capacitance is 
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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