Using Capacitor Equations - High School Physics
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Three capacitors in series have a capacity of 
, 
, and 
, respectively. What is the total capacitance?
Three capacitors in series have a capacity of
The formula for capacitors in series is:
Plug in our given values:
The formula for capacitors in series is:
Plug in our given values:
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Three capacitors in parallel have a capacity of 
, 
, and 
, respectively. What is the total capacitance?
Three capacitors in parallel have a capacity of
The formula for capacitors in parallel is:
Plug in our given values:
The formula for capacitors in parallel is:
Plug in our given values:
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Three capacitors of equal capacitance are in a parallel circuit. If the total capacitance is 
, what is the capacitance of each individual capacitor?
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.
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.
Compare your answer with the correct one above
Three capacitors of equal capacitance are in a series circuit. If the total capacitance is 
, what is the capacitance of each individual capacitor?
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.
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.
Compare your answer with the correct one above